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
"no tenía dinero. Dinero,"
Cocinar en casa o comer fuera en Tailandia
How it works
Formula
Regular imperfect endings (-aba / -ía) plus the three irregulars (ser → era, ir → iba, ver → veía)
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