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El Pretérito y El Imperfecto

El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Verb Endings. Preterit. Imperfect. AR: é, aste , ó, amos , asteis , aron ER/IR: í, iste , ió , imos , isteis , ieron. AR: aba , abas , aba , ábamos , abais , aban ER/IR: ía , ías , ía , íamos , íais , ían. Irregular Forms. Preterit.

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El Pretérito y El Imperfecto

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  1. El Pretérito y El Imperfecto

  2. Verb Endings Preterit Imperfect AR: é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron ER/IR: í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron AR: aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban ER/IR: ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

  3. Irregular Forms Preterit Imperfect Car, Gar, Zar IR verbs stem-change ir, ser, dar, ver, venir, tener, hacer, poner, estar, querer, poder, saber, decir, traer, andar No stem-changing ir, ser, ver

  4. Uses of the Preterit • Actions that occurred one time & had a clear beginning and end (even if not stated). • I jogged three miles yesterday. • We ate at Cheddar’s on Saturday. • Describing reactions • I was surprised when I saw the accident. • Verbs that change meaning (conocer, (no) querer, (no) poder, tener, saber) • Conocer = to meet, querer = to try/to refuse (no), poder = to try & succeed, to try & fail (no), tener = to receive, saber = to find out

  5. Uses of the Imperfect • Repeated/Habitual actions…Things that occurred more than once over a period of time • We used to ride our bikes after school everyday. • She used to visit her grandparents each summer. • Telling Time • It was 3:30. • Giving one’s age. • He was thirteen. • Giving a location. • We were at the mall. • Describing a scene (weather, scenery, etc.) • It was sunny. • The windows were open.

  6. Uses of the Imperfect, Cont. • Describing a person. • She was very pretty. • Describing emotions • We were so happy. • Setting the stage for another action…This is when something is going on in the background and something else interrupts it. • I was watching television when the doorbell rang. • We were taking a test when the fire alarm went off. • The background action (watching tv/taking a test) is in the imperfect and the interrupting action (the doorbell rang/the fire alarm went off) is in the preterit.

  7. Which tense do you need? We were sleepy. She was 18 years old. I bought new shoes at the mall yesterday. We just found out about their engagement. You used to walk your dog after school every day. I was so surprised. It was cold and snowing last week. We were studying in the library. He never studied for tests.

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