In Spanish, the imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. Regular verbs in the imperfect tense follow a predictable pattern of conjugation, but there are also a number of irregular verbs that do not follow the regular pattern. These irregular verbs have unique conjugations in the imperfect tense.
Here are some examples of irregular verbs in the imperfect tense in Spanish:
1. Ser (to be):
- Yo era (I was)
- Tú eras (You were)
- Él/ella/usted era (He/she/you [formal] was)
- Nosotros éramos (We were)
- Vosotros erais (You all were)
- Ellos/ellas/ustedes eran (They/you all [formal] were)
Example: Cuando era niño, me gustaba jugar fútbol. (When I was a child, I used to like playing soccer.)
2. Ir (to go):
- Yo iba (I went)
- Tú ibas (You went)
- Él/ella/usted iba (He/she/you [formal] went)
- Nosotros íbamos (We went)
- Vosotros ibais (You all went)
- Ellos/ellas/ustedes iban (They/you all [formal] went)
Example: Ayer iba al parque cuando empezó a llover. (Yesterday, I was going to the park when it started to rain.)
3. Ver (to see):
- Yo veía (I saw)
- Tú veías (You saw)
- Él/ella/usted veía (He/she/you [formal] saw)
- Nosotros veíamos (We saw)
- Vosotros veíais (You all saw)
- Ellos/ellas/ustedes veían (They/you all [formal] saw)
Example: Cuando era joven, veía muchas películas de acción. (When I was young, I used to watch a lot of action movies.)
4. Hacer (to do/make):
- Yo hacía (I did/made)
- Tú hacías (You did/made)
- Él/ella/usted hacía (He/she/you [formal] did/made)
- Nosotros hacíamos (We did/made)
- Vosotros hacíais (You all did/made)
- Ellos/ellas/ustedes hacían (They/you all [formal] did/made)
Example: Todos los días hacía ejercicio para mantenerme en forma. (Every day, I used to exercise to stay in shape.)
These are just a few examples of irregular verbs in the imperfect tense. It's important to note that irregular verbs in the imperfect tense don't follow a specific pattern, so it's necessary to learn their conjugations individually.