Spanish grammar
Imperfect
The imperfect describes the past as setting rather than event: what used to happen, what was happening, what the world was like. Almost always paired with the preterite in real narrative.
Regular imperfect endings (-aba / -ía) plus the three irregulars (ser → era, ir → iba, ver → veía)
Real Examples from Native Speakers
"Pero el chico no estaba muy, muy fuerte, no, no, no."
Historia del chico que sube 999 escalones en Grecia
How it works
Formula
Regular imperfect endings (-aba / -ía) plus the three irregulars (ser → era, ir → iba, ver → veía)
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