Chapter 10 Grammar

• What are the conjugation endings for -ar imperfect?


  -aba

  -abas

  -aba

  -abais

  -abamos

  -aban
• What are the conjugation endings for -er/-ir imperfect?


  -ía

  -ías

  -ía

  -íamos

  -íais

  -ían
• Do verbs show a stem change in the imperfect tense?

  no
• What is the conjugation for HAY in the imperfect?


  Había
• What are the conjugations for ir in the imperfect?


  -iba

  -ibas

  -iba

  -íbamos

  -ibais

  -iban
• What are the conjugations for ser in the imperfect?


  -era

  -eras

  -era

  -éramos

  -erais

  -eran
• What are the conjugations for ver in the imperfect?


  -veía

  -veías

  -veía

  -veíamos

  -veíais

  -veían
• What are the five uses of the imperfect? (WATER)


  -habitual repeated actions (used to/would)

  -an action that was interrupted (was/were -ing)

  -two simultaneous actions in progress with mientras (was/were -ing)

  -describing ongoing physical, mental, or emotional states of the past

  -to tell time in the past and expressing age with TENER

  (weather, age, time, emotional state, repeated actions)
• When should you use QUE in a sentence? (3 situations)


  -Que es/son = definition or explanation (what is an axolotl?)

  -Que + verb ? = information (What do you want to eat?)

  -Que + noun = choice (what sport do you prefer?)
• When should you use Cual(es) in a sentence? (1 situation)

  -Cual + verb = choice (which one?)
• What is the superlative?

  an adjective or adverb expressing the extreme
• What is the sentence structure for forming the superlative (most/best/least/worst)


  el/la/los/las + noun + mas/menos + adjective + de (mundo/todos)
• What is the sentence structure for forming the irregular superlative? (mejor/peor)


  el/la/los/las + mejor(es)/peor(es) + noun (+de .....)

  (ex: son las mejores lavadoras)