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Understanding Preterite and Imperfect Verbs in Spanish: A Guide to the Past Tenses

This guide helps you navigate the complexities of Spanish preterite and imperfect verbs. Learn how to identify when to use each tense by understanding their specific functions: the preterite is used for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing actions or backgrounds. We provide examples in context, like interruptions and weather descriptions, to solidify your comprehension. Enhance your Spanish skills with practicing exercises and additional online resources to master these tricky past tenses.

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Understanding Preterite and Imperfect Verbs in Spanish: A Guide to the Past Tenses

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  1. Preterite and Imperfect Verbs …the tricky past is present The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. - Lesley P. Hartley, The Go-Between, 1953

  2. Uses for Preterite and Imperfect

  3. Other situations • Something was happening, when an action ‘interrupted’ it. • The ongoing action is imperfect, and the action that ‘interrupts’ is preterite. • In a long narrative. • The part that seems to be descriptive, background info is imperfect, while actions and specific events are preterite.

  4. Practice While I was walking in Florida, I saw a gator (el caimán). Mientras caminaba en Florida, vi a un caimán. (interruption of an ongoing action)

  5. Practice I left Florida, and went to Belize. It was sunny when I arrived! Salí de Florida, y fui a Belize. Hacía mucho sol cuando llegué. (action, weather, action)

  6. Practice It was four o’clock when my mom sent me an e-mail. She was sad, because she missed (extrañar) me. Eran las cuatro cuando mi madre me mandó un e-mail. Estaba triste, porque me extrañaba. (time, action, emotion, emotion)

  7. Imperfect Formation

  8. Preterite Formation

  9. More Practice W e b R e s o u r c e s Preterite and Imperfect Practice http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/superhombre.html Grammar Help Preterite vs. Imperfect http://php.indiana.edu/~jsoto/PreteritoImperfecto.html Online Verb Tutorial http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/index.htm

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