El imperfecto - The imperfect in Spanish

The imperfect in Spanish is one of the many past tenses. It is primarily used to describe what someone was doing/used to do in the past. This video explains how to form the imperfect with a few examples on when/how to use it. Thankfully it is the easiest tense to learn in the Spanish language!
Want to try it out? Here's a practice question:
¿Qué hacías cuando eras joven? What did you used to do when you were young? Throw them in the comments below!
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Lots of native English speaker mix up the preterite with the imperfect. The way to think about it is "pebbles & vessels". A "pebble" (the preterite) is indivisible - you cannot put a "pebble" in a "pebble" but they fall one after another. Where as vessels (imperfect) can be put inside each other and one can contain another like washing up in the sink. The sink has a plastic bowl in it which has a large pot which as a plate which has a bowl which has a mug which has a smaller cup which has a thimble - okay, you're washing up - so they all contain water but likewise the imperfect contains an indefinite amount of time.... Whereas the pebbles (in with the washing up) cannot be sub divided and have things put in them - Sure, a pebble might be in the mug (which is in the bowl in the pot in the plastic bowl in the sink - but) it is an indivisable specific event which happened at that instant they can only follow one after another or simaltaneously but o pebble (preterite) cannot contain (have another) "within" it. Once you understand this, deciding whether to use the past (imperfect or preterite) is easy.
Another great video - thanks Whitney - you're a great teacher. Really! You've got some good films on your channel.