Imperfect - Imperfecto

		compr	ar		beb	er		viv	ir
yo tú él/ella/Ud. nosotros, -as vosotros, -as ellos/ellas/Uds.		compr compr compr compr compr compr	aba abas aba ábamos abais aban		beb beb beb beb beb beb	ía ías ía íamos íais ían		viv viv viv viv viv viv	ía ías ía íamos íais ían

Ayer hacía mucho calor
Yesterday it was very hot

Veníamos para casa cuando vimos a Lola
We were coming home when we saw Lola

Tenían mucha hambre y estaban enfermos
They were very hungry and sick

Manuel caminaba dos horas cada día
Manuel used to walk two hours every day

De pequeño jugaba con mis amigos al escondite
When I was a child I used to play hide-and-seek with my friends

Cuando yo era joven, Elisa trabajaba en el Hotel Sheraton
When I was young, Elisa was working at Hotel Sheraton

The Imperfect in the spoken language can show courtesy in certain contexts such in shops, restaurants, etc Eg:

¿Deseaba algo el señor?
Would you like anything, sir?