When to Use the Imperfect Tense in Spanish

The imperfect tense in Spanish is a verb form used to express happenings  and actions in the past that are viewed as incomplete, continuous,  repeated, or habitual.

When using the imperfect, the action is considered ‘incomplete.’ It  doesn’t have a definite beginning or end. Maybe the time frame is  unknown or unimportant.

Here are the common uses of the imperfect tense:

– Habitual or repeated action in the past.  – Unspecified times in the past.

Here are the common uses of the imperfect tense:

– Background information on why something occurred. – Times and age – Politeness – Past Intention

Habitual or Repeated Action in the Past

The imperfect tense is also used for actions that were repeated in the past. We often describe this as things a person would do or used to do.

Unspecified Times in the Past

The imperfect tense can also be used to express things that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

We can use the imperfect to provide contextual or background  information for past actions. It gives us more detail about when the  past action happened.

Background Information

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