conjugation.imperfect.irregular
The only three irregular imperfects: era, iba, veía
Every Spanish verb has a regular imperfect except three: ser → era, ir → iba, ver → veía.
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Erklärung
The imperfect is the most regular tense in Spanish: only ser, ir, and ver break the pattern. Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran. Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban. Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían.
Ver is barely irregular — it just keeps the e of the old stem (ve- + -ía instead of v- + -ía).
Everything else, including tener, hacer, poder, and all stem-changers, is perfectly regular in the imperfect: tenía, hacía, podía, pensaba, dormía.
Beispiele
Cuando era niño, vivía en Montreal.
When I was a kid, I lived in Montreal.
When I was a kid, I lived in Montreal.
Region: global
Íbamos a la playa todos los veranos.
We used to go to the beach every summer.
We used to go to the beach every summer.
Region: global
Veía mucha televisión antes.
I used to watch a lot of TV.
I used to watch a lot of TV.
Region: global