Lesson 19: The 3 Irregulars of the Imperfect Tense

19.1 The Only Three Irregulars

The imperfect lesson wasn't so bad, was it? Well, here's some even better news! There are only three irregular verbs in the imperfect. Some people find that these sounds are similar to the rest of the imperfect, and that helps them to remember where these verbs come from.

SER
(to be)
in the Imperfect
yo
era
eras
él/ella/Ud.
era
nosotros/as
éramos
vosotros/as
erais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
eran
Spanish verb conjugation chart for ser (to be) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
IR
(to go)
in the Imperfect
yo
iba
ibas
él/ella/Ud.
iba
nosotros/as
íbamos
vosotros/as
ibais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
iban
Spanish verb conjugation chart for ir (to go) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
VER
(to see)
in the Imperfect
yo
veía
veías
él/ella/Ud.
veía
nosotros/as
veíamos
vosotros/as
veíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
veían
Spanish verb conjugation chart for ver (to see) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
✦  Note  ✦
Note that all the nosotros forms have written accents and that the entire set for ver has written accents!

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ser
imperfect
ir
imperfect
ver
imperfect