Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

  1. Ser changes to era, eras, éramos...
  2. Ir becomes iba, ibas, íbamos...
  3. Ver retains the root "v" with an extra e: veía.

 

Persona (Person)Conjugación (Conjugation)Ejemplos (Examples)
Yoera, iba, veíaYo era voluntario en la Cruz Roja.
Yo iba al hospital cada semana.
Yo veía ambulancias pasar por mi calle.
eras, ibas, veíaseras parte del equipo de emergencia.
ibas al centro médico en bici.
veías las instrucciones en la pared.

Él 

Ella

era, iba, veíaElla era paramédica en la ambulancia.
Él iba a emergencias con su equipo.
Ella veía pacientes graves a diario.

Nosotros

Nosotras

éramos, íbamos, veíamosNosotros éramos responsables del teléfono de emergencia.
Nosotros íbamos al hospital cada mañana.
Nosotras veíamos muchas situaciones reales.

Vosotros

Vosotras

erais, ibais, veíaisVosotros erais los encargados de socorro.
Vosotras ibais con la Cruz Roja.
Vosotros veíais vídeos del accidente.

Ellos

Ellas

eran, iban, veíanEllos eran voluntarios muy buenos.
Ellos iban a la sala de urgencias.
Ellos veían muchos casos complicados.

 

Exercise 1: El pretérito imperfecto de verbos irregulares

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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veías, veíamos, iban, íbamos, eran, era

1. Ser:
Los paramédicos ... rápidos y eficaces.
(The paramedics were quick and efficient.)
2. Ir:
Nosotros ... a la Cruz Roja cada semana.
(We used to go to the Red Cross every week.)
3. Ser:
Yo ... parte del equipo de socorro.
(I was part of the relief team.)
4. Ser:
Ella ... voluntaria en emergencias.
(She was a volunteer in emergencies.)
5. Ver:
Nosotros ... muchos casos cada día.
(We used to see many cases every day.)
6. Ver:
¿Tú ... las instrucciones en la sala?
(Did you use to see the instructions in the room?)
7. Ser:
El médico ... muy amable con los pacientes.
(The doctor was very kind to the patients.)
8. Ir:
Ellos ... al centro médico cada mañana.
(They used to go to the medical centre every morning.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Select the correct sentence in the imperfect past tense for each situation related to emergency services.

1.
'You helped' is in the simple past tense, not in the imperfect past; it is not the requested tense.
'You (plural) helped' is second person plural, but the subject is 'I', so it doesn't agree.
2.
'He/She went' is first or third person singular, does not agree with 'we'.
'You went' (singular) is second person singular, it does not agree with 'we'.
3.
'They worked' is third person plural, does not agree with the implicit 'you' in the question.
'You (plural) worked' is second person plural, does not agree with the implicit subject 'you' (singular) in the question.
4.
'You were' is second person singular, does not agree with 'they'.
'We were' is first person plural, does not agree with the subject 'they'.

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