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El imperfecto y el pretérito

El imperfecto y el pretérito. Más usos. USING PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT IN THE SAME SENTENCE  Use the imperfect to tell what time (and date) it was… use the preterite to tell when something happened. Eran las cinco de la mañana cuando empezó a llover

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El imperfecto y el pretérito

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  1. El imperfecto y el pretérito Másusos

  2. USING PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT IN THE SAME SENTENCE Use the imperfect to tell what time (and date) it was… use the preterite to tell when something happened. Eranlascinco de la mañanacuandoempezó a llover Era el cuatro de enerocuando el sismoocurrió Era inviernocuandohubo un desastre

  3. USING PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT IN THE SAME SENTENCE Use the imperfect to tell what the weather was like…use the preterite to talk about completed actions Hacía mucho fríocuandofui a esquiar Llovíacuandosalimos de la fiesta Nevabacuandollegamos a casa

  4. USING PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT IN THE SAME SENTENCE Use the imperfect to describe the physical, mental and emotional state of a person or thing…use the preterite to talk about an event. Las personas queríanayudarcuando el incendioocurrió Mihermanaestabatristecuandosuperromurió Nosotrosestábamoscontentoscuandoterminamos el examen

  5. The following verbs are often used with the imperfect to describe states of being in the past ESTAR- to be (triste, contento,cansado) PARECER- to seem (feliz, mal) SENTIRSE - to feel (bien, enfermo) TENER- to have (to be)- (sueño, calor, frío, sed, etc..) PENSAR (to plan, to think), QUERER (to want), SABER (to know)

  6. HABER- there is, there are Hay- presente (there is, there are) Había- imperfecto (there was, there were) Hubo- pretérito (there was, there were) Había- used to describe a situation that existed in the past Hubo- used to tell that an event took place

  7. Había/hubo Había mucho humo en el apartamento Hubo un terremotoayer a lasseis de la mañana Habíamuchosestudiantes en la escuela Hubo un huracán el añopasado Habíamuchosheridos Hubounatormentaanoche

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