Checkpoint 23

Quick Answer

¡Hola!In the lessons leading up to these checkpoint lessons, you learned to do the following in Spanish:

• use the imperfect tense

• talk about habits in the past

• describe one’s childhood

• discuss typical tourist destinations

• talk about Machu Picchu

• talk about experiences you had at college

• describe things using common adjectives

• describe people in the past

• talk about one’s family

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
antiguo	old
artístico	artistic
atlético	athletic
caótico	chaotic
céntrico	downtown
comprensivo	understanding
comprometido	committed
concurrido	crowded
contaminado	polluted
creativo	creative
crítico	critical
culto	cultivated, educated
desorganizado	disorganized
disciplinado	disciplined
ecológico	environmental
emocionante	exciting
espectacular	spectacular
excelente	excellent
hermoso	beautiful
histórico	historical
húmedo	humid
impresionante	impressive
local	local
luminoso	bright
mágico	magical
majestuoso	majestic
mojado	wet
paciente	patient
preferido	favorite
risueño	cheerful
talentoso	talented
tradicional	traditional
travieso	mischievous
tropical	tropical

Adverbs

Spanish	English
fenomenal	amazing
igualmente	equally
lentamente	slowly
normalmente	usually

Nouns

Spanish	English
los abuelos	grandparents
el acuario	fish tank
la altura	height
la atracción	ride
el aula	classroom
la autoridad	authority
la aventura	adventure
el ballet	ballet
el campus	campus
la carpa	tent
el club	club
el delantal	apron
las gafas	glasses
el huerto	vegetable garden
la informática	computing, computer science
el/la laptop	laptop
Machu Picchu	Machu Picchu
la madera	wood
Perú	Peru
la princesa	princess
el príncipe	prince
la razón	reason
el repollo	cabbage
la serie	TV show
la telenovela	soap opera
el tobogán	slide
el visitante	visitor
la vista	view
el voleibol	volleyball

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
la administración de empresas	business management
la casa del árbol	tree house
el juego de mesa	board game
el parque de atracciones	amusement park
el parque zoológico	zoo
los peces de colores	goldfish

Prepositional Phrases

Spanish	English
con frecuencia	frequently
de todo	a little bit of everything
sin avisar	unannounced

Pronouns

Spanish	English
donde	where
que	that
quien	who, whom

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Aburrirse

Aburrirse(to get bored) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me aburría	I got bored
tú	te aburrías	you got bored	informal singular you
vos	te aburrías	you got bored	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se aburría	he, she got bored
usted	se aburría	you got bored	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos aburríamos	we got bored
vosotros, vosotras	os aburríais	you got bored	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se aburrían	they got bored
ustedes	se aburrían	you got bored	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Adorar

Adorar(to adore) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	adoraba	I adored
tú	adorabas	you adored	informal singular you
vos	adorabas	you adored	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	adoraba	he, she adored
usted	adoraba	you adored	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	adorábamos	we adored
vosotros, vosotras	adorabais	you adored	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	adoraban	they adored
ustedes	adoraban	you adored	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Alojarse

Alojarse(to stay) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me alojaba	I stayed
tú	te alojabas	you stayed	informal singular you
vos	te alojabas	you stayed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se alojaba	he, she stayed
usted	se alojaba	you stayed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos alojábamos	we stayed
vosotros, vosotras	os alojabais	you stayed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se alojaban	they stayed
ustedes	se alojaban	you stayed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cenar

Cenar(to have dinner) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cenaba	I had dinner
tú	cenabas	you had dinner	informal singular you
vos	cenabas	you had dinner	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cenaba	he, she had dinner
usted	cenaba	you had dinner	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cenábamos	we had dinner
vosotros, vosotras	cenabais	you had dinner	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cenaban	they had dinner
ustedes	cenaban	you had dinner	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cocinar

Cocinar(to cook) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cocinaba	I cooked
tú	cocinabas	you cooked	informal singular you
vos	cocinabas	you cooked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cocinaba	he, she cooked
usted	cocinaba	you cooked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cocinábamos	we cooked
vosotros, vosotras	cocinabais	you cooked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cocinaban	they cooked
ustedes	cocinaban	you cooked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Conocer

Conocer(to know) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	conocía	I knew
tú	conocías	you knew	informal singular you
vos	conocías	you knew	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	conocía	he, she knew
usted	conocía	you knew	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	conocíamos	we knew
vosotros, vosotras	conocíais	you knew	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	conocían	they knew
ustedes	conocían	you knew	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Consentir

Consentir(to spoil) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	consentía	I spoiled
tú	consentías	you spoiled	informal singular you
vos	consentías	you spoiled	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	consentía	he, she spoiled
usted	consentía	you spoiled	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	consentíamos	we spoiled
vosotros, vosotras	consentíais	you spoiled	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	consentían	they spoiled
ustedes	consentían	you spoiled	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Considerarse

Considerarse(to consider oneself) is an -ar reflexive verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me consideraba	I considered myself
tú	te considerabas	you considered yourself	informal singular you
vos	te considerabas	you considered yourself	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se consideraba	he, she considered himself, herself
usted	se consideraba	you considered yourself	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos considerábamos	we considered ourselves
vosotros, vosotras	os considerabais	you considered yourselves	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se consideraban	they considered themselves
ustedes	se consideraban	you considered yourselves	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Elegir

Elegir(to pick) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	elegía	I picked
tú	elegías	you picked	informal singular you
vos	elegías	you picked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	elegía	he, she picked
usted	elegía	you picked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	elegíamos	we picked
vosotros, vosotras	elegíais	you picked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	elegían	they picked
ustedes	elegían	you picked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Empacar

Empacar(to pack) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	empacaba	I packed
tú	empacabas	you packed	informal singular you
vos	empacabas	you packed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	empacaba	he, she packed
usted	empacaba	you packed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	empacábamos	we packed
vosotros, vosotras	empacabais	you packed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	empacaban	they packed
ustedes	empacaban	you packed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encantar

Encantar(to love) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.
Note that when we use encantar to mean to love, it behaves like gustar.

With verbs like gustar, the subject of the sentence is the thing being liked, while the thing doing the liking is expressed via an indirect object.

This table refers to loving a singular thing. If the thing that you loved is plural, use encantaban.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me encantaba	I loved
te encantaba	you loved	informal singular you
te encantaba	you loved	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le encantaba	he/she loved
le encantaba	you loved	formal singular you
nos encantaba	we loved
os encantaba	you loved	informal plural you (in Spain)
les encantaba	they loved
les encantaba	you loved	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estar

Estar(to be) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estaba	I was
tú	estabas	you were	informal singular you
vos	estabas	you were	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	estaba	he, she was
usted	estaba	you were	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estábamos	we were
vosotros, vosotras	estabais	you were	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	estaban	they were
ustedes	estaban	you were	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estudiar

Estudiar(to study) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estudiaba	I studied
tú	estudiabas	you studied	informal singular you
vos	estudiabas	you studied	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	estudiaba	he, she studied
usted	estudiaba	you studied	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estudiábamos	we studied
vosotros, vosotras	estudiabais	you studied	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	estudiaban	they studied
ustedes	estudiaban	you studied	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Fascinar

Fascinar(to be fascinated by) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.
Note that when we use fascinar to mean to be fascinated by, it behaves like gustar.

With verbs like gustar, the subject of the sentence is the thing being liked, while the thing doing the liking is expressed via an indirect object.

This table refers to being fascinated by a singular thing. If the thing you were fascinated by is plural, use fascinaban.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me fascinaba	I was fascinated by
te fascinaba	you were fascinated by	informal singular you
te fascinaba	you were fascinated by	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le fascinaba	he/she was fascinated by
le fascinaba	you were fascinated by	formal singular you
nos fascinaba	we were fascinated by
os fascinaba	you were fascinated by	informal plural you (in Spain)
les fascinaba	they were fascinated by
les fascinaba	you were fascinated by	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Fascinar can also mean to love or to captivate!

Ganar

Ganar(to win) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ganaba	I won
tú	ganabas	you won	informal singular you
vos	ganabas	you won	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ganaba	he, she won
usted	ganaba	you won	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ganábamos	we won
vosotros, vosotras	ganabais	you won	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ganaban	they won
ustedes	ganaban	you won	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Gustar

Gustar(to like) is a regular verb in the imperfect.

With verbs like gustar, the subject of the sentence is the thing being liked, while the thing doing the liking is expressed via an indirect object.

This table refers to liking a singular thing. If the thing that was liked is plural, use gustaban.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me gustaba	I liked
te gustaba	you liked	informal singular you
te gustaba	you liked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le gustaba	he, she liked
le gustaba	you liked	formal singular you
nos gustaba	we liked
os gustaba	you liked	informal plural you (in Spain)
les gustaba	they liked
les gustaba	you liked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Haber

In this skill, you learned the verb haber. Haber is commonly used as an impersonal verb to state what exists. When we’re talking about the existence of something in the imperfect tense, we use one form of the verb: había. Note that the verb does not change in the imperfect tense when talking about singular or plural objects—you always use había!

examples
Allí siempre había venados. There were always deer there.

Hacer

Hacer(to do, to make) is a a regular verb in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hacía	I did, made
tú	hacías	you did, made	informal singular you
vos	hacías	you did, made	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hacía	he, she did, made
usted	hacía	you did, made	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacíamos	we did, made
vosotros, vosotras	hacíais	you did, made	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacían	they did, made
ustedes	hacían	you did, made	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

When used in the phrase hacer frío, hacer is translated as the verb to be. For example:

examples
Era un lugar donde hacía mucho frío. It was a place where it was very cold.

Ir

Ir(to go) is an irregular verb in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	iba	I went
tú	ibas	you went	informal singular you
vos	ibas	you went	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	iba	he, she went
usted	iba	you went	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	íbamos	we went
vosotros, vosotras	ibais	you went	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	iban	they went
ustedes	iban	you went	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Jugar

Jugar(to play) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	jugaba	I played
tú	jugabas	you played	informal singular you
vos	jugabas	you played	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	jugaba	he, she played
usted	jugaba	you played	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	jugábamos	we played
vosotros, vosotras	jugabais	you played	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	jugaban	they played
ustedes	jugaban	you played	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llamar

Llamar(to call) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	llamaba	I called
tú	llamabas	you called	informal singular you
vos	llamabas	you called	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	llamaba	he, she called
usted	llamaba	you called	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llamábamos	we called
vosotros, vosotras	llamabais	you called	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llamaban	they called
ustedes	llamaban	you called	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llegar

Llegar(to arrive) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	llegaba	I arrived
tú	llegabas	you arrived	informal singular you
vos	llegabas	you arrived	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	llegaba	he, she arrived
usted	llegaba	you arrived	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llegábamos	we arrived
vosotros, vosotras	llegabais	you arrived	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llegaban	they arrived
ustedes	llegaban	you arrived	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llevar

Llevar(to wear) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	llevaba	I wore
tú	llevabas	you wore	informal singular you
vos	llevabas	you wore	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	llevaba	he, she wore
usted	llevaba	you wore	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llevábamos	we wore
vosotros, vosotras	llevabais	you wore	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llevaban	they wore
ustedes	llevaban	you wore	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Limitar

Limitar(to limit) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	limitaba	I limited
tú	limitabas	you limited	informal singular you
vos	limitabas	you limited	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	limitaba	he, she limited
usted	limitaba	you limited	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	limitábamos	we limited
vosotros, vosotras	limitabais	you limited	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	limitaban	they limited
ustedes	limitaban	you limited	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llover

In this skill, you learned the verb llover. Llover (to rain) is commonly used as an impersonal verb to discuss precipitation. When we’re talking about rain as a meteorological phenomenon in the imperfect tense, we use one form of the verb: llovía.

examples
Además, siempre llovía mucho. Additionally, it always rained a lot.

Montarse

Montarse(to ride) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me montaba	I rode
tú	te montabas	you rode	informal singular you
vos	te montabas	you rode	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se montaba	he, she rode
usted	se montaba	you rode	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos montábamos	we rode
vosotros, vosotras	os montabais	you rode	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se montaban	they rode
ustedes	se montaban	you rode	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Odiar

Odiar(to hate) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	odiaba	I hated
tú	odiabas	you hated	informal singular you
vos	odiabas	you hated	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	odiaba	he, she hated
usted	odiaba	you hated	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	odiábamos	we hated
vosotros, vosotras	odiabais	you hated	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	odiaban	they hated
ustedes	odiaban	you hated	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Parecer

Parecer(to seem) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	parecía	I seemed
tú	parecías	you seemed	informal singular you
vos	parecías	you seemed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	parecía	he, she seemed
usted	parecía	you seemed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	parecíamos	we seemed
vosotros, vosotras	parecíais	you seemed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	parecían	they seemed
ustedes	parecían	you seemed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pasar

Pasar(to pass) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pasaba	I passed
tú	pasabas	you passed	informal singular you
vos	pasabas	you passed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pasaba	he, she passed
usted	pasaba	you passed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pasábamos	we passed
vosotros, vosotras	pasabais	you passed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pasaban	they passed
ustedes	pasaban	you passed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The verb phrase pasarlo + adjective means to have a(n) + adjective + time. For example, pasarlo fenomenal means to have an amazing time. For example:

examples
Siempre lo pasábamos fenomenal. We always had an amazing time.

Pensar

Pensar(to think) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pensaba	I thought
tú	pensabas	you thought	informal singular you
vos	pensabas	you thought	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pensaba	he, she thought
usted	pensaba	you thought	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pensábamos	we thought
vosotros, vosotras	pensabais	you thought	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pensaban	they thought
ustedes	pensaban	you thought	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Perder

Perder(to lose) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	perdía	I lost
tú	perdías	you lost	informal singular you
vos	perdías	you lost	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	perdía	he, she lost
usted	perdía	you lost	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	perdíamos	we lost
vosotros, vosotras	perdíais	you lost	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	perdían	they lost
ustedes	perdían	you lost	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pertenecer

Pertenecer(to belong to) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pertenecía	I belonged to
tú	pertenecías	you belonged to	informal singular you
vos	pertenecías	you belonged to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pertenecía	he, she belonged to
usted	pertenecía	you belonged to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pertenecíamos	we belonged to
vosotros, vosotras	pertenecíais	you belonged to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pertenecían	they belonged to
ustedes	pertenecían	you belonged to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Plantar

Plantar(to plant) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	plantaba	I planted
tú	plantabas	you planted	informal singular you
vos	plantabas	you planted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	plantaba	he, she planted
usted	plantaba	you planted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	plantábamos	we planted
vosotros, vosotras	plantabais	you planted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	plantaban	they planted
ustedes	plantaban	you planted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Poder

Poder(can, to be able to) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	podía	I could
tú	podías	you could	informal singular you
vos	podías	you could	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	podía	he, she could
usted	podía	you could	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	podíamos	we could
vosotros, vosotras	podíais	you could	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	podían	they could
ustedes	podían	you could	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preguntar

Preguntar(to ask) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	preguntaba	I asked
tú	preguntabas	you asked	informal singular you
vos	preguntabas	you asked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	preguntaba	he, she asked
usted	preguntaba	you asked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preguntábamos	we asked
vosotros, vosotras	preguntabais	you asked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	preguntaban	they asked
ustedes	preguntaban	you asked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preservar

Preservar(to preserve) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	preservaba	I preserved
tú	preservabas	you preserved	informal singular you
vos	preservabas	you preserved	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	preservaba	he, she preserved
usted	preservaba	you preserved	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preservábamos	we preserved
vosotros, vosotras	preservabais	you preserved	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	preservaban	they preserved
ustedes	preservaban	you preserved	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Querer

Querer(to want) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	quería	I wanted
tú	querías	you wanted	informal singular you
vos	querías	you wanted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	quería	he, she wanted
usted	quería	you wanted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	queríamos	we wanted
vosotros, vosotras	queríais	you wanted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	querían	they wanted
ustedes	querían	you wanted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Reparar

Reparar(to fix) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	reparaba	I fixed
tú	reparabas	you fixed	informal singular you
vos	reparabas	you fixed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	reparaba	he, she fixed
usted	reparaba	you fixed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	reparábamos	we fixed
vosotros, vosotras	reparabais	you fixed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	reparaban	they fixed
ustedes	reparaban	you fixed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Romperse

Romperse(to break) is an -er pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me rompía	I broke
tú	te rompías	you broke	informal singular you
vos	te rompías	you broke	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se rompía	he, she broke
usted	se rompía	you broke	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos rompíamos	we broke
vosotros, vosotras	os rompíais	you broke	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se rompían	they broke
ustedes	se rompía	you broke	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Saber

Saber(to know) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sabía	I knew
tú	sabías	you knew	informal singular you
vos	sabías	you knew	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sabía	he, she knew
usted	sabía	you knew	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sabíamos	we knew
vosotros, vosotras	sabíais	you knew	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sabían	they knew
ustedes	sabían	you knew	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ser

Ser(to be) is an irregular verb in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	era	I was
tú	eras	you were	informal singular you
vos	eras	you were	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	era	he, she was
usted	era	you were	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	éramos	we were
vosotros, vosotras	erais	you were	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	eran	they were
ustedes	eran	you were	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Subir

Subir(to climb) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	subía	I climbed
tú	subías	you climbed	informal singular you
vos	subías	you climbed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	subía	he, she climbed
usted	subía	you climbed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	subíamos	we climbed
vosotros, vosotras	subíais	you climbed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	subían	they climbed
ustedes	subían	you climbed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tener

Tener(to have) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tenía	I had
tú	tenías	you had	informal singular you
vos	tenías	you had	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tenía	he, she had
usted	tenía	you had	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	teníamos	we had
vosotros, vosotras	teníais	you had	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tenían	they had
ustedes	tenía	you had	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tocar

Tocar(to play [an instrument]) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tocaba	I played
tú	tocabas	you played	informal singular you
vos	tocabas	you played	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tocaba	he, she played
usted	tocaba	you played	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tocábamos	we played
vosotros, vosotras	tocabais	you played	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tocaban	they played
ustedes	tocaban	you played	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tocar also means to touch. It’s important to remember that, in Spanish, you don’t jugar an instrument—you tocar an instrument!

Tomar

Tomar(to take) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tomaba	I took
tú	tomabas	you took	informal singular you
vos	tomabas	you took	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tomaba	he, she took
usted	tomaba	you took	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tomábamos	we took
vosotros, vosotras	tomabais	you took	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tomaban	they took
ustedes	tomaban	you took	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Trabajar

Trabajar(to work) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	trabajaba	I worked
tú	trabajabas	you worked	informal singular you
vos	trabajabas	you worked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	trabajaba	he, she worked
usted	trabajaba	you worked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	trabajábamos	we worked
vosotros, vosotras	trabajabais	you worked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	trabajaban	they worked
ustedes	trabajaban	you worked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Usar

Usar(to use) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	usaba	I used
tú	usabas	you used	informal singular you
vos	usabas	you used	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	usaba	he, she used
usted	usaba	you used	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	usábamos	we used
vosotros, vosotras	usabais	you used	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	usaban	they used
ustedes	usaban	you used	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Venir

Venir(to come [over]) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	venía	I came over
tú	venías	you came over	informal singular you
vos	venías	you came over	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	venía	he, she came over
usted	venía	you came over	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	veníamos	we came over
vosotros, vosotras	veníais	you came over	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	venían	they came over
ustedes	venían	you came over	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ver

Ver(to see) is an irregular verb in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	veía	I saw
tú	veías	you saw	informal singular you
vos	veías	you saw	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	veía	he, she saw
usted	veía	you saw	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	veíamos	we saw
vosotros, vosotras	veíais	you saw	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	veían	they saw
ustedes	veían	you saw	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Visitar

Visitar(to visit) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	visitaba	I visited
tú	visitabas	you visited	informal singular you
vos	visitabas	you visited	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	visitaba	he, she visited
usted	visitaba	you visited	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	visitábamos	we visited
vosotros, vosotras	visitabais	you visited	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	visitaban	they visited
ustedes	visitaban	you visited	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Vivir

Vivir(to live) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vivía	I lived
tú	vivías	you lived	informal singular you
vos	vivías	you lived	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	vivía	he, she lived
usted	vivía	you lived	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vivíamos	we lived
vosotros, vosotras	vivíais	you lived	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	vivían	they lived
ustedes	vivían	you lived	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

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