You’ve already seen that most ‑er verbs drop their e in the imperfect.
| comer | Yo comía. |
|---|---|
| poner | Tú ponías. |
| beber | Ellas bebían. |
But ver is special in the imperfect: it doesn’t drop its e like the other ‑er verbs do.
| ver | |
|---|---|
| yo | veía |
| tú | veías |
| él / ella usted |
veía |
| nosotros / nosotras | veíamos |
| ellos/ellas ustedes |
veían |
Cuando era niño, yo veía muchas películas.
When I was a child, I used to see a lot of movies.
¿Veías a tu familia de México?
Did you use to see your family from Mexico?
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.