| Term | Definition |
| cantaba, cantabas, cantaba, cantábamos, cantaban | conjugate cantar for imperfect: I, you, he/she/you (formal), we, they (m/f)/they (formal) |
| bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebían | conjugate beber for imperfect: I, you, he/she/you (formal), we, they (m/f)/they (formal) |
| escribía, escribías, escribía, escribíamos, escribían | conjugate escribir for imperfect: I, you, he/she/you (formal), we, they (m/f)/they (formal) |
| Entendíamos japonés. | We used to understand Japanese. |
| El camarero les servía el café. | The waiter was serving them coffee. |
| A Javier le dolía el tobillo. | Javier's ankle was hurting. |
| había | The imperfect of hay is _____. |
| irregular (they are the only irregular verbs in the imperfect) | Ir, ser, and ver are regular or irregular in the imperfect? |
| iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban | conjugate ir for imperfect: I, you, he/she/you (formal), we, they (m/f)/they (formal) |
| era, eras, era, éramos, eran | conjugate ser for imperfect: I, you, he/she/you (formal), we, they (m/f)/they (formal) |
| veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían | conjugate ver for imperfect: I, you, he/she/you (formal), we, they (m/f)/they (formal) |
| ¿Dónde vivías de niño? | Where did you live as a child? |
| Vivía en San José. | I lived in San José. |
| Íbamos al parque los domingos. | We used to go to the park on Sundays. |
| Yo leía mientras él estudiaba. | I was reading while he was studying. |
| Era alto y guapo. | He was tall and handsome. |
| Quería mucho a su familia. | He loved his family very much. |
| Eran las tres y media. | It was 3:30. |
| Los niños tenían seis años. | The children were six years old. |