Lesson 87

The Past Tenses Side by Side

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Comprehensive review of all past tenses with irregular verbs. The imperfect has only 3 irregulars (era, iba, veía). The preterite has more but they follow patterns.

Sentences practiced

Spanish	English
Era.	I was (ser).
Éramos.	We were.
Eran.	They were.
Eras.	You were.
Iba.	I was going.
Íbamos.	We were going.
Ibas.	You were going.
Iban.	They were going.
Veía.	I was seeing.
Veíamos.	We were seeing.
Veías.	You were.
Veían.	They were.
Hablé.	I spoke.
Habló.	He spoke.
Hablamos.	We spoke.
Hablaron.	They spoke.
Hablaste.	You spoke.
Comí.	I ate.
Comió.	He ate.