Imperfect

How to Conjugate

• Take the verbs second part
• Get rid of the -re
• Add -ba
• Add the present tense endings (s,t,mus,tis,nt)
• For the first person sing use bam

example: portare

• Portabam       Portabamus
• Portabas         Portabatis
• Portabat         Portabant

Weird verbs

• If a verb ends in -ire it is different
• An -e is put before all the -ba

example of weird: Audire

• Audiebam        Audiebamus
• Audiebas         Audiebatis
• Audiebat         Audiebant

How it translates

• I was ____ing
• He was ____ing
• She was ____ing

Practice (do it yourself)

• Munire
• Amare

Answer: Munire

• Muniebam       Muniebamus
• Muniebas        Muniebatis
• Muniebat        Muniebant

Answer: Amare

• Amabam          Amabamus
• Amabas           Amabatis
• Amabat           Amabant