02 Spanish Lesson - Imperfect - Irregulars - ir, ser, ver

This video lesson covers the ONLY three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense. They are ir (to go), ser (to be) and ver (to see).

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[indexicanoreo96]

So I'm a Hispanic-American trying to learn more old fashioned words and grammar. I couldn't help and notice that some of your vocab are a tad bit off...Por ejemplo:

Atrevido-> outgoing valiente-> brave

antipático-> antipathetic enojona-> she is mean

[tontitofrito]

@indexicanoreo96

I don't disagree. The words can mean many things though.

atrevido = brave, daring, (possibly outgoing)

I've never heard anyone EVER say "antipathetic" in English. I'll stick with "mean" & "unpleasant" ;-)

[RobinSpence100]

Whats bajas? Shorts? It flashed off fast, probably youtubes new biz. By the way your videos are great- gracias a ti

[tontitofrito]

bajo --> short

baja --> short

bajos --> short

bajas --> short

Just depends on who or what we're describing.

[Mrsdorada]

Question: When should I use the Imperfect instead of the preterite?

[tontitofrito]

I can't post links in replies, so I'll send a message to respond to your question.

[auroradefae]

Tengo que aprender el imperfecto a mi clase de espanol manana. Me desea suerte buena. Estoy nerviosa....pero, gracias tontitofrito para los videos buenos :) Son muy buenos

Este es mi primero (coment) en espanol. Yo hablo ingles genralmente.

[SweetPipsqueak]

@partayanimal1996 Because it's free and you can communicate with the creator of the video who also happens to be a teacher? Just a guess. :)

[partayanimal1996]

That awkward moment when watching these videos and an ad for Rosetta Stone flashes across the screen and you wonder why your not using Rosetta Stone...

[michaelawonton]

thanks these are super helpful!

[Funtabulousmakeup]

thanks for these videos..im pretty sure theyre going to save me from failing my final tomorrow!

[maestralatina2]

you use the imperfect when an action habitually happened in the past on an ongoing basis, such as I used to go or I always used to go instead of I went, as in an action that happened and was completely finished (pretérito).

[phatmusic]

@murtalix They both mean the same thing "I went to the school" But the context changes with the two. Iba is Imperfect so with that your statement means "I went to the school all the regularly" (as like a child for middle school). Fui is Preterite so the context would be "I went to the school one time" (to see a Football game). Imperfect tense describes habitual or routine past actions. Whereas the preterite relates a completed past action or focuses on the beginning or end of a past event.

[tturm590]

thanks! this video was very helpful