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The Imperfect Tense

The Imperfect Tense. El Imperfecto. ¿Qué es el imperfecto?. To talk about what you used to do What you were like in the past To tell how old you were What time it was. Por Ejemplo. Yo tenía muchos juguetes I used to have many toys Escribíamos cartas largas

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The Imperfect Tense

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  1. The Imperfect Tense El Imperfecto

  2. ¿Qué es el imperfecto? • To talk about what you used to do • What you were like in the past • To tell how old you were • What time it was

  3. Por Ejemplo • Yo tenía muchos juguetes • I used to have many toys • Escribíamos cartas largas • We used to write long letters

  4. All –ar verbs are regular in the imperfect tense  Jugar -AR verbs

  5. The –er and –ir verbs share the same endings Tener and Escribir -IR & -ER verbs

  6. What do you notice? • The “yo” and “él, ella, usted” forms are the same • All verbs have a written accent in the nosotros form • -ER and –IR have written accents on the “i”

  7. Talks about the past “Completed” actions in the past What you used to do What you were like How old you were What time it was Preterite vs Imperfect

  8. Preterite vs Imperfect • When talking about the past, an action in progress can often be interrupted by some event. In that situation the imperfect expresses the action in progress and the preterite expresses the interrupting event. • Regresábamos a casa cuando empezó a llover • We were returning home when it began to rain

  9. Preterite vs Impefect • The impefect also describes the conditions surrounding a particular event: the way things were, what was going on, and the way people felt. • Hacía frío y había niebla cuando el accidente ocurrió • It was cold and it was foggy when the accident occurred

  10. Preterite vs Impefect to tell a Story • When telling a story, use both the preterite and imperfect tenses • Use the imperfect tense to set the scene by telling what was going on and to describe people, places, moods, and situations • Un día en que había mucha niebla • One day when it was very foggy

  11. Cont’d • When you’re ready to tell something that happened in the story, use an expression such as: un día, de repente, or fue cuando plus a verb in the preterite • Continue your story with expressions like: entonces, luego, and después plus the preterite • End the story with the preterite to tell how things came out: y todos vivieron felizmente

  12. Impefecto de estos verbos Hablar, Comer, Escribir Pretérito de estos verbos Hablar, Comer, Escribir Ahora te toca a ti

  13. Respuestas en el Imperfecto • Hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban • Comía, comías, comía, comíamos, comíais, comían • Escribía, escribías, escribía, escribíamos, escribíais, escribían

  14. Respuestas en el Pretérito • Hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron • Comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron • Escribí, escribiste, escribió, escribimos, escribisteis, escribieron

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