Introduction to Past Imperfect

مقدمه‌ای بر ماضی استمراری

About this concept

Basic use of the past imperfect (می + past stem + endings) for 'used to' expressions and past descriptions. می‌رفتم miraftam (I used to go). Introduces the concept before deeper B1 coverage.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A2.

Examples

من قبلاً اینجا زندگی می‌کردم.I used to live here.

هر روز ورزش می‌کردم.I used to exercise every day.

بچه که بودم زیاد بازی می‌کردم.When I was a child, I used to play a lot.

آن موقع فارسی بلد نبودم.At that time I didn't know Persian.

Prerequisite

Simple Past TenseA2

More A2 concepts

Simple Past Tenseماضی ساده Present Continuous Tenseحال استمراری Present Perfect Tenseماضی نقلی Object Pronouns and Enclitic Formsضمایر مفعولی Colloquial vs Formal Registerزبان محاوره‌ای و رسمی

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