Pretérito Imperfecto – Spanish Imperfect Tense

hablaba

I used to speak, I was speaking

hablabas

you used to speak

hablaba (él)

he used to speak

hablábamos

we used to speak

hablaban

they used to speak

comía

I used to eat, I was eating

comías

you used to eat

comíamos

we used to eat

comían

they used to eat

vivía

I used to live

vivíamos

we used to live

era

I was / he/she was

eras

you were

éramos

we were

eran

they were

iba

I used to go, I was going

ibas

you used to go

íbamos

we used to go

iban

they used to go

veía

I used to see

veíamos

we used to see

siempre

always

todos los días

every day

a menudo

often

normalmente

usually, normally

cuando era niño

when I was a child

antes

before, in the past, formerly

mientras

while

cada día

each day, every day

los domingos

on Sundays

Cuando era pequeño, jugaba en el parque.

When I was little, I used to play in the park.

Mi abuela siempre cocinaba paella.

My grandmother always used to cook paella.

Vivíamos en Madrid.

We lived in Madrid.

Cuando era niño, jugaba mucho.

When I was a child, I played a lot.

Ella siempre cantaba.

She was always singing.

Vivíamos en una casa pequeña.

We lived in a small house.

Mientras llovía, leía un libro.

While it was raining, I was reading a book.

Antes me gustaba el chocolate.

I used to like chocolate.

Trabajaba en el hospital.

I used to work at the hospital.

Los sábados íbamos al campo.

On Saturdays we used to go to the countryside.