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El Imperfecto. *The imperfect tense is used to describe something that was not perfected or not completed in the past.

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1 El Imperfecto

2 *The imperfect tense is used to describe something that was not perfected or not completed in the past.

3 Regular –AR verbs yo ABA nosotros ÁBAMOS tú ABAS vosotros ABAIS él/ella/Ud. ABA ellos/ellas/Uds. ABAN

4 Example with ESTAR yo estaba nosotros estábamos tú estabas vosotros estabais él/ella/Ud. estaba ellos/ellas/Uds. estaban

5 Regular ER/IR verbs yo ÍAnosotros ÍAMOS tú ÍASvosotros ÍAIS él/ella/Ud. ÍA ellos/ellas/Uds. ÍAN

6 Vivir yo vivía nosotros vivíamos tú vivías vosotros vivíais él/ella/Ud. vivía ellos/ellas/Uds. vivían

7 ¡Vamos a practicar!

8 Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense: Nosotros _____________ (almorzar) juntos todos los días. almorzábamos

9 Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense: Las mujeres siempre ____________ (charlar) por las mañanas. charlaban

10 Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense: Yo ____________ (llorar) mucho cuando ___________ (tener) cuatro años. lloraba tenía

11 Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense: Tú _____________ (vivir) en España. vivías

12 Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense: Las ventanas _____________ (estar) abiertas. estaban

13 Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense: Jorge _____________ (correr) casi todas las mañanas. corría

14 *Use the preterite if the action started and ended at a definite time.

15 Example: La guerra empezó en 1846. The preterite is used because it had a definited starting point.

16 *Use the imperfect to talk about past actions without saying when they began or ended.

17 Example: Los guerreros no tenían miedo del enemigo. The imperfect is used because there is no definite start or end of being afraid.

18 El Imperfecto Past tense used for saying USED TO…, WAS/WERE …ING, WOULD…

19 El Imperfecto When I was little, *I used to walk to school every day. *I was living in Phoenix. I would always eat dessert first.

20 El Imperfecto Cuando era niña, *Yo caminaba a escuela todos los días. *Yo vivía en Phoenix. Yo siempre comía el postre primero.

21 Basic Rules of the Imperfect

22 The imperfect = NO definite beginning or a definite end Ud. tenía miedo de hablar en público. You were afraid to speak in public.

23 The imperfect = in general when an action took place Nosotros hablabamos en español. We used to speak in Spanish.

24 The imperfect = actions repeated habitually Almorzábamos juntos todos los días. We would eat lunch together every day.

25 The imperfect = background information Blancanieves vivía con su madrastra. Snow White lived with her stepmother.

26 The imperfect = sets the stage for another action Yo leía cuando ella me llamó. I was reading when she called me.

27 The imperfect = telling time Eran las siete de la noche. It was seven o’clock at night.

28 The imperfect = telling one’s age El muchacho tenía quince años. The boy was fifteen years old.

29 The imperfect = describing how things were or what things were like Era un niño muy inteligente. He was a very intelligent boy. La casa era blanca. The house was white.

30 Good news everyone… There are only THREE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT!!!!!!!!

31 Ser YoeraNosotros éramos TúerasVosotros erais Él/ella/Ud. era Ellos/ellas/Uds. eran

32 Ir YoibaNosotros íbamos TúibasVosotros ibais Él/ella/Ud. iba Ellos/ellas/Uds. iban

33 Ver Yo veía Nosotros veíamos Tú veías Vosotros veíais Él/ella/Ud. veía Ellos/ellas/Uds. veían


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