what is an example imperfect tense usage in spanish

Question

Please send me a few sentences using the past imperfect tense . I must write a story about when I was ill when I was young.

Thank you.

Answer 1

First write what you wish to say in English. Then try to translate it as best that you can. We'll help you to complete the translation and make suggestions on what was causing you problems (if anything).

Cuando era niña... would be an example of the imperfect tense for the verb Ser.

Answer 2

Hey, Ellen, welcome to the forum!

Instead of asking other people to do your story, why don't you take a run at it yourself? Once you've done that, post what you have and someone will offer suggestions.

Remember: the imperfect tells the background information. It also can mean "used to".

Also remember that the three infinitives that are irregular in the imperfect are "ir", "ser" and "ver".

Now write that story and get back to us!

Answer 3

Statements given in the imperfect past often contain the preterite tense also, as in this sample sentence taken from a webpage:

"Era [imperfect] la una de la tarde cuando comió [preterite]."