Checkpoint 24

Quick Answer

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

• describe school facilities

• talk about one’s time at school

• talk about society’s advances

• talk about a popular tourist destination

• discuss typical Spanish food

• use vocabulary related to camping

• talk about outdoor activities

• discuss habits, repeated actions, and situations in the past using the imperfect tense

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
activo	active
amplio	spacious
avanzado	advanced
cálido	warm
calmado	calm
comercial	commercial
contrario	opposite
diminuto	tiny
disponible	available
eterno	eternal, forever
experto	expert
fresco	cool
lleno	full
miedoso	fearful
obediente	obedient
ondulado	wavy
orgánico	organic
peculiar	peculiar, odd
perezoso	lazy
pintoresco	picturesque
principal	main
profundo	deep
renovable	renewable
rizado	curly
sedentario	sedentary
turístico	touristy
vistoso	eye-catching

Adverbs

Spanish	English
alrededor	around
aproximadamente	approximately
constantemente	constantly
deprisa	fast
generalmente	usually
típicamente	typically

Nouns

Spanish	English
el agricultor	farmer
la agricultura	agriculture
Alicante	Alicante
el cámper	camper
el castillo	castle
el conejo	rabbit
la crema solar	sunscreen, sunblock
la energía	energy
la gallina	hen
la gasolina	gasoline
la heladería	ice cream parlor
la infancia	childhood
la menta	mint
la orilla	shore
la paella	paella
el recuerdo	memory
el reencuentro	reunion
el sabor	flavor
la siesta	nap
la toalla	towel
el turrón	nougat
el vecino	neighbor
el videojuego	video games

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el campo de fútbol	soccer field
la ensalada mixta	mixed salad
la escuela secundaria	high school
el libro electrónico	e-book
el mercado agrícola	farmers market

Prepositional Phrase

Spanish	English
por aquel entonces	at that time

Pronoun

Spanish	English
quienes	whom, who

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Acordarse

Acordarse(to remember) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me acordaba	I remembered
tú	te acordabas	you remembered	informal singular you
vos	te acordabas	you remembered	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se acordaba	he, she remembered
usted	se acordaba	you remembered	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos acordábamos	we remembered
vosotros, vosotras	os acordabais	you remembered	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se acordaban	they remembered
ustedes	se acordaban	you remembered	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Aplicar

Aplicar(to put on, to apply) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	aplicaba	I put on, I applied
tú	aplicabas	you put on, you applied	informal singular you
vos	aplicabas	you put on, you applied	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	aplicaba	he, she put on; he, she applied
usted	aplicaba	you put on, you applied	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	aplicábamos	we put on, we applied
vosotros, vosotras	aplicabais	you put on, you applied	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	aplicaban	they put on, they applied
ustedes	aplicaban	you put on, you applied	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Apoyar

Apoyar(to support) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	apoyaba	I supported
tú	apoyabas	you supported	informal singular you
vos	apoyabas	you supported	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	apoyaba	he, she supported
usted	apoyaba	you supported	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	apoyábamos	we supported
vosotros, vosotras	apoyabais	you supported	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	apoyaban	they supported
ustedes	apoyaban	you supported	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Bañarse

Bañarse(to swim) is an -ar reflexive verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me bañaba	I swam
tú	te bañabas	you swam	informal singular you
vos	te bañabas	you swam	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se bañaba	he, she swam
usted	se bañaba	you swam	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos bañábamos	we swam
vosotros, vosotras	os bañabais	you swam	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se bañaban	they swam
ustedes	se bañaban	you swam	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Caminar

Caminar(to walk) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	caminaba	I walked
tú	caminabas	you walked	informal singular you
vos	caminabas	you walked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	caminaba	he, she walked
usted	caminaba	you walked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	caminábamos	we walked
vosotros, vosotras	caminabais	you walked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	caminaban	they walked
ustedes	caminaban	you walked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cansarse

Cansarse(to get tired) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me cansaba	I got tired
tú	te cansabas	you got tired	informal singular you
vos	te cansabas	you got tired	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se cansaba	he, she got tired
usted	se cansaba	you got tired	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos cansábamos	we got tired
vosotros, vosotras	os cansabais	you got tired	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se cansaban	they got tired
ustedes	se cansaban	you got tired	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Charlar

Charlar(to chat) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	charlaba	I chatted
tú	charlabas	you chatted	informal singular you
vos	charlabas	you chatted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	charlaba	he, she chatted
usted	charlaba	you chatted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	charlábamos	we chatted
vosotros, vosotras	charlabais	you chatted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	charlaban	they chatted
ustedes	charlaban	you chatted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comer

Comer(to eat) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	comía	I ate
tú	comías	you ate	informal singular you
vos	comías	you ate	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comía	he, she ate
usted	comía	you ate	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comíamos	we ate
vosotros, vosotras	comíais	you ate	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comían	they ate
ustedes	comían	you ate	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comprar

Comprar(to buy) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	compraba	I bought
tú	comprabas	you bought	informal singular you
vos	comprabas	you bought	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	compraba	he, she bought
usted	compraba	you bought	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comprábamos	we bought
vosotros, vosotras	comprabais	you bought	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	compraban	they bought
ustedes	compraban	you bought	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Conducir

Conducir(to drive) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	conducía	I drove
tú	conducías	you drove	informal singular you
vos	conducías	you drove	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	conducía	he, she drove
usted	conducía	you drove	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	conducíamos	we drove
vosotros, vosotras	conducíais	you drove	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	conducían	they drove
ustedes	conducían	you drove	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)

When using conocer to mean to meet or to know, we use a little preposition called the personal a. For example:

examples
¿Conocías a Elena? Did you know Elena?

examples

¿Conocías a Elena?

Did you know Elena?

Construir

Construir(to build) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	construía	I built
tú	construías	you built	informal singular you
vos	construías	you built	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	construía	he, she built
usted	construía	you built	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	construíamos	we built
vosotros, vosotras	construíais	you built	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	construían	they built
ustedes	construían	you built	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Consumir

Consumir(to use or to consume) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	consumía	I used, I consumed
tú	consumías	you used, you consumed	informal singular you
vos	consumías	you used, you consumed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	consumía	he, she used; he, she consumed
usted	consumía	you used, you consumed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	consumíamos	we used, we consumed
vosotros, vosotras	consumíais	you used, you consumed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	consumían	they used, they consumed
ustedes	consumían	you used, you consumed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dar

Dar(to give) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	daba	I gave
tú	dabas	you gave	informal singular you
vos	dabas	you gave	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	daba	he, she gave
usted	daba	you gave	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dábamos	we gave
vosotros, vosotras	dabais	you gave	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	daban	they gave
ustedes	daban	you gave	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The phrase dar un paseomeans to take a walk.

Discutir

Discutir(to argue) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	discutía	I argued
tú	discutías	you argued	informal singular you
vos	discutías	you argued	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	discutía	he, she argued
usted	discutía	you argued	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	discutíamos	we argued
vosotros, vosotras	discutíais	you argued	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	discutían	they argued
ustedes	discutían	you argued	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Disfrutar

Disfrutar(to enjoy) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	disfrutaba	I enjoyed
tú	disfrutabas	you enjoyed	informal singular you
vos	disfrutabas	you enjoyed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	disfrutaba	he, she enjoyed
usted	disfrutaba	you enjoyed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	disfrutábamos	we enjoyed
vosotros, vosotras	disfrutabais	you enjoyed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	disfrutaban	they enjoyed
ustedes	disfrutaban	you enjoyed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dormir

Dormir(to sleep) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	dormía	I slept
tú	dormías	you slept	informal singular you
vos	dormías	you slept	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dormía	he, she slept
usted	dormía	you slept	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dormíamos	we slept
vosotros, vosotras	dormíais	you slept	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dormían	they slept
ustedes	dormían	you slept	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Durar

Durar(to last) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect. We tend to use the third-person singular and plural forms of the verb to discuss an activity or event that lasted a certain amount of time.

Number	Conjugation
singular	duraba
plural	duraban

Encontrar

Encontrar(to find) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	encontraba	I found
tú	encontrabas	you found	informal singular you
vos	encontrabas	you found	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	encontraba	he, she found
usted	encontraba	you found	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	encontrábamos	we found
vosotros, vosotras	encontrabais	you found	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	encontraban	they found
ustedes	encontraban	you found	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Escoger

Escoger(to choose) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	escogía	I chose
tú	escogías	you chose	informal singular you
vos	escogías	you chose	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	escogía	he, she chose
usted	escogía	you chose	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	escogíamos	we chose
vosotros, vosotras	escogíais	you chose	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	escogían	they chose
ustedes	escogían	you chose	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Escuchar

Escuchar(to listen) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	escuchaba	I listened
tú	escuchabas	you listened	informal singular you
vos	escuchabas	you listened	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	escuchaba	he, she listened
usted	escuchaba	you listened	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	escuchábamos	we listened
vosotros, vosotras	escuchabais	you listened	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	escuchaban	they listened
ustedes	escuchaban	you listened	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Existir

Existir(to exist) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	existía	I existed
tú	existías	you existed	informal singular you
vos	existías	you existed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	existía	he, she existed
usted	existía	you existed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	existíamos	we existed
vosotros, vosotras	existíais	you existed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	existían	they existed
ustedes	existían	you existed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Explorar

Explorar(to explore) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	exploraba	I explored
tú	explorabas	you explored	informal singular you
vos	explorabas	you explored	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	exploraba	he, she explored
usted	exploraba	you explored	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	explorábamos	we explored
vosotros, vosotras	explorabais	you explored	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	exploraban	they explored
ustedes	exploraban	you explored	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hacerse

Hacerse(to become) is an -er pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

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

There are a number of possible translations for hacerse. For example, in the phrase se hacía eterno, hacerse roughly translates as felt or seemed to.

examples
El viaje en coche se hacía eterno. The car trip seemed to go on forever.

examples

El viaje en coche se hacía eterno.

The car trip seemed to go on forever.

Inventar

Inventar(to invent) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	inventaba	I invented
tú	inventabas	you invented	informal singular you
vos	inventabas	you invented	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	inventaba	he, she invented
usted	inventaba	you invented	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	inventábamos	we invented
vosotros, vosotras	inventabais	you invented	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	inventaban	they invented
ustedes	inventaban	you invented	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Leer

Leer(to read) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	leía	I read
tú	leías	you read	informal singular you
vos	leías	you read	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	leía	he, she read
usted	leía	you read	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	leíamos	we read
vosotros, vosotras	leíais	you read	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	leían	they read
ustedes	leían	you read	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Manejar

Manejar(to drive) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	manejaba	I drove
tú	manejabas	you drove	informal singular you
vos	manejabas	you drove	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	manejaba	he, she drove
usted	manejaba	you drove	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	manejábamos	we drove
vosotros, vosotras	manejabais	you drove	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	manejaban	they drove
ustedes	manejaban	you drove	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Marcharse

Marcharse(to leave) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me marchaba	I left
tú	te marchabas	you left	informal singular you
vos	te marchabas	you left	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se marchaba	he, she left
usted	se marchaba	you left	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos marchábamos	we left
vosotros, vosotras	os marchabais	you left	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se marchaban	they left
ustedes	se marchaban	you left	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Molestar

Molestar(to annoy) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	molestaba	I annoyed
tú	molestabas	you annoyed	informal singular you
vos	molestabas	you annoyed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	molestaba	he, she annoyed
usted	molestaba	you annoyed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	molestábamos	we annoyed
vosotros, vosotras	molestabais	you annoyed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	molestaban	they annoyed
ustedes	molestaban	you annoyed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Nadar

Nadar(to swim) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	nadaba	I swam
tú	nadabas	you swam	informal singular you
vos	nadabas	you swam	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	nadaba	he, she swam
usted	nadaba	you swam	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nadábamos	we swam
vosotros, vosotras	nadabais	you swam	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	nadaban	they swam
ustedes	nadaban	you swam	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Parquear

Parquear(to park) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	parqueaba	I parked
tú	parqueabas	you parked	informal singular you
vos	parqueabas	you parked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	parqueaba	he, she parked
usted	parqueaba	you parked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	parqueábamos	we parked
vosotros, vosotras	parqueabais	you parked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	parqueaban	they parked
ustedes	parqueaban	you parked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pintar

Pintar(to paint) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pintaba	I painted
tú	pintabas	you painted	informal singular you
vos	pintabas	you painted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pintaba	he, she painted
usted	pintaba	you painted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pintábamos	we painted
vosotros, vosotras	pintabais	you painted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pintaban	they painted
ustedes	pintaban	you painted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preferir

Preferir(to prefer) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	prefería	I preferred
tú	preferías	you preferred	informal singular you
vos	preferías	you preferred	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	prefería	he, she preferred
usted	prefería	you preferred	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preferíamos	we preferred
vosotros, vosotras	preferíais	you preferred	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	preferían	they preferred
ustedes	preferían	you preferred	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Quedarse

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

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

Reírse

Reírse(to laugh) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me reía	I laughed
tú	te reías	you laughed	informal singular you
vos	te reías	you laughed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se reía	he, she laughed
usted	se reía	you laughed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos reíamos	we laughed
vosotros, vosotras	os reíais	you laughed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se reían	they laughed
ustedes	se reían	you laughed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Relajarse

Relajarse(to relax) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me relajaba	I relaxed
tú	te relajabas	you relaxed	informal singular you
vos	te relajabas	you relaxed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se relajaba	he, she relaxed
usted	se relajaba	you relaxed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos relajábamos	we relaxed
vosotros, vosotras	os relajabais	you relaxed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se relajaban	they relaxed
ustedes	se relajaban	you relaxed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Rentar

Rentar(to rent) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	rentaba	I rented
tú	rentabas	you rented	informal singular you
vos	rentabas	you rented	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	rentaba	he, she rented
usted	rentaba	you rented	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	rentábamos	we rented
vosotros, vosotras	rentabais	you rented	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	rentaban	they rented
ustedes	rentaban	you rented	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Respirar

Respirar(to breathe) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	respiraba	I breathed
tú	respirabas	you breathed	informal singular you
vos	respirabas	you breathed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	respiraba	he, she breathed
usted	respiraba	you breathed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	respirábamos	we breathed
vosotros, vosotras	respirabais	you breathed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	respiraban	they breathed
ustedes	respiraban	you breathed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Salpicar

Salpicar(to splash) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	salpicaba	I splashed
tú	salpicabas	you splashed	informal singular you
vos	salpicabas	you splashed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	salpicaba	he, she splashed
usted	salpicaba	you splashed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	salpicábamos	we splashed
vosotros, vosotras	salpicabais	you splashed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	salpicaban	they splashed
ustedes	salpicaban	you splashed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sentir

Sentir(to feel) is an -ir verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sentía	I felt
tú	sentías	you felt	informal singular you
vos	sentías	you felt	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sentía	he, she felt
usted	sentía	you felt	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sentíamos	we felt
vosotros, vosotras	sentíais	you felt	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sentían	they felt
ustedes	sentían	you felt	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Soler

Soler(to tend to, to use to) is an -er verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	solía	I used to
tú	solías	you used to	informal singular you
vos	solías	you used to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	solía	he, she used to
usted	solía	you used to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	solíamos	we used to
vosotros, vosotras	solíais	you used to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	solían	they used to
ustedes	solían	you used to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Soler

Soler is one of those unique Spanish words that are a bit tough to translate. When used in the present tense, it can be roughly translated as usually or tend to in English. Because it describes the ongoing nature of another action, you’ll see soler paired up with another verb in the infinitive.

Soler in the Past

Since soler describes the habit of another action, we always use the imperfect when using soler to talk about the past. In the past tense, soler can be translated as to use to.

Verb Phrases

Here are the verb phrases you learned!

Pasarse Volando

Pasarse volando(to fly past, to fly by) is an -ar pronominal verb phrase that is regular in the imperfect.

Pasarse volando is typically used in the third person singular (se pasaba volando) or third person plural (se pasaban volando).

Saltar A La Cuerda

Saltar a la cuerda(to jump rope) is an -ar verb phrase that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	saltaba a la cuerda	I jumped rope
tú	saltabas a la cuerda	you jumped rope	informal singular you
vos	saltabas a la cuerda	you jumped rope	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	saltaba a la cuerda	he, she jumped rope
usted	saltaba a la cuerda	you jumped rope	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	saltábamos a la cuerda	we jumped rope
vosotros, vosotras	saltabais a la cuerda	you jumped rope	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	saltaban a la cuerda	they jumped rope
ustedes	saltaban a la cuerda	you jumped rope	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tener Lugar

Tener lugar(to take place, to happen) is an -er verb phrase that is regular in the imperfect.

Tener lugar is typically used in the third person singular (tenía lugar) or third person plural (tenían lugar).

Tomar El Sol

Tomar el sol(to sunbathe) is an -ar verb phrase that is regular in the imperfect.

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