Spanish 2 / Unit 4: The Imperfect Tense
4.3 Habitual Actions
Notes
Use the imperfect for things that happened repeatedly or regularly in the past: "used to" or "would".
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| siempre | always |
| todos los días | every day |
| a menudo | often |
| cada verano | every summer |
| de niño / de niña | as a child |
| generalmente | usually |
- Example: Cada verano, mi familia visitaba a mis abuelos.
Practice
Which expression signals the imperfect?
Todos los días shows a repeated, habitual action.
Cada verano, mi familia ___ (visitar) a mis abuelos.
A habit in the past uses the imperfect.
Mi papá siempre me ___ (leer) un cuento antes de dormir.
Siempre signals a repeated past action.
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