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Understanding the Use of Preterite and Imperfect Tenses in Narrative Contexts

This resource explores the distinction between the preterite and imperfect tenses in storytelling, particularly within the context of habitual actions, emotional states, and setting descriptions. Through engaging examples including battles, childhood memories, and environment details, learners will gain insights into how to correctly identify and apply these two past tenses. Key concepts include actions with clear beginnings or endings versus ongoing actions and habitual behaviors. Enhance your narrative skills and elevate your storytelling with a firm grasp of these essential grammatical aspects.

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Understanding the Use of Preterite and Imperfect Tenses in Narrative Contexts

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  1. THE TWO PAST TENSES PRETERITE V. IMPERFECT

  2. EL IMPERFECTO

  3. CHEATED CONTINUOUS TIME HABITUAL EMOTIONS CHILDHOOD DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENT AGE

  4. She was watching the battle. The princess used to go on picnics every Sunday. As a child, the King played with toy soldiers. It was hot and rainy. The warrior was 21 years old. It was 2:00 in the afternoon. She hated the old man her father wanted her to marry. The warrior was tall, dark, and handsome.

  5. CLUES USED TO A MENUDO GENERALMENTE DE VEZ EN CUANDO SIEMPRE MUCHAS VECES LOS VIERNES CADA DÍA TODOS LOS DÍAS MIENTRAS FRECUENTEMENTE USUALMENTE DE NIÑO ANTES CUANDO ERA JOVEN DE PEQUEÑO

  6. EL PRETÉRITO

  7. A SINGLE, COMPLETED PAST ACTION ACTIONS WITH A CLEAR BEGINNING OR END ACTIONS IN A SEQUENCE INTERRUPTIONS

  8. The army lost the battle. It began to rain. They ended the war in 1503. They ran to the castle, jumped the moat, and stormed the gates. The princess was reading when the handsome young prince entered to save her.

  9. CLUES DID, ED FINALMENTE EL VIERNES PASADO POR FIN EL ANO PASADO ANOCHE AYER FINALMENTE ANTEAYER YA DE REPENTE A LAS DOS DE PRONTO UN DÍA UNA VEZ ALGUNA VEZ

  10. THE SKELETON OF A STORY

  11. THE FLESH OF THE STORY

  12. CUANDO IMPERFECT + CUANDO + PRETERITE The Princess was sitting in the tower WHEN the prince rescued her. They were fighting WHEN the king arrived. Were you crying WHEN she died?

  13. MIENTRAS IMPERFECT + MIENTRAS +IMPERFECT The princess was knitting while the prince was fighting. The men were carrying off the loot while the women were watching. The volcano was erupting while the prince was proposing.

  14. PRETERITE OR IMPERFECT??? She was bathing when the doorbell rang. They used to spend the summers at the beach. He killed the enemy. Did you feel like playing chess? They often studied together. Juan went to the movies, ordered popcorn and turned off his cell phone. They were singing while the others were dancing. She was wearing a beautiful red gown.

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