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Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs

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1 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
El pretérito y el imperfecto de verbos de estado

2 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
Stative verbs express situations or states of being rather than actions. Stative verbs include: SER ESTAR TENER when used in an idiomatic expression and not being used to talk about possession of things.

3 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
The imperfect is typically used to describe past situations or states. In this case, the imperfect gives background information.

4 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
When the preterite is used, the change into or out of a state resembles an action and can require a different translation in English. The preterite is also used to express the duration of past situations or states.

5 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
estar was (for an unspecified period of time) was (for a specified period of time) ser was (for an unspecified period of time) was (sums up a situation or event that ended) tener had “got” (suddenly had) tener que had to (but did not necessarily do it) had to (and did)

6 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
Quería verte, pero no estabas. Estuve en Perú en mayo. I wanted to see you, but you weren’t there. I was in Perú in May. Mis padres eran muy trabajadores. Su apoyo fue muy importante. My parents were very hardworking. Their support was very important.

7 Preterite and imperfect of stative verbs
Isa y yo teníamos la misma idea para el proyecto. Leo tuvo una gran idea. Isa and I had the same idea for the project. Leo got (suddenly had) a great idea. Yo tenía que hacer la tarea pero lo dejé para mañana. Como tuve que hacer la tarea, no salí. I had to do my homework but I left it for tomorrow. Since I had to do homework, I didn’t go out.


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