Years Ago
Don't drop it!
You’ve already seen that most
‑er
verbs
drop their
e
in the
imperfect
.
com
e
r
→
Yo comía.
pon
e
r
→
Tú ponías.
beb
e
r
→
Ellas bebían.
But
ver
is special in the imperfect: it doesn’t drop its
e
like the other
‑er
verbs do.
subject
verb
(
ver
)
yo
v
e
ía
tú
v
e
ías
él
/
ella
/
usted
v
e
ía
nosotros
/
nosotras
v
e
íamos
ellos
/
ellas
/
ustedes
v
e
ían
Cuando era niño, yo v
e
ía muchas películas.
When I was a child, I used to see a lot of movies.
¿V
e
ías a tu
familia
de México?
Did you use to see your family from Mexico?
Había muchos estudiantes en la clase
You’ve already seen how to use
hay
to say
there is
or
there are
.
Hay cuatro libros en la mesa.
There are four books on the table.
Now you’re ready to use
había
to say
there was
or
there were
!
Había una muñeca en el armario de Ana.
There was a doll in Ana's closet.
No había un armario en su dormitorio.
There was no closet in his bedroom.
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