El Imperfecto – In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.

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1 El Imperfecto – In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.

2 Remember this? Remember this? Weve already learned one way of talking about the past: the preterite. Its used to describe single actions that started and ended in the past. Weve already learned one way of talking about the past: the preterite. Its used to describe single actions that started and ended in the past. –Examples: –Ellos tomaron el examen el lunes pasado. Gabriela recibió la mejor nota. –El año pasado, fui a Costa Rica. –Pedro se levantó, fue al baño, y se duchó.

3 What about…? … actions that happen more than once in the past? I used to live in Chicago. Every Christmas the whole family would get together for a big dinner.

4 Or how about…? … actions that started in the past but didnt finish (as far as we know): I was walking to work when I saw an accident. She was tired and hungry.

5 The imperfect These ideas – -actions repeated in the past -unfinished actions in the past -descriptions about the past are expressed using a different verb tense, called the imperfect.

6 Uses of the imperfect Use the imperfect to express actions, conditions, and events that: *were in progress at some time in the past (was …ing). Ej. Ella leía el libro. *occurred repeatedly in the past (used to or would). Ej. Cada domingo, caminábamos en el parque. Uses of the imperfect Use the imperfect to express actions, conditions, and events that: *were in progress at some time in the past (was …ing). Ej. Ella leía el libro. *occurred repeatedly in the past (used to or would). Ej. Cada domingo, caminábamos en el parque.

7 *Simultaneous activities Ej. Yo limpiaba mi cuarto mientras mi padre barría el piso. *It is also use to describe time / weather/ age Ej. Cuando tenía quince años… Hacía buen tiempo ayer. Eran las ocho…

8 WHEAT CHEX W- weather W- weather H- habitual actions H- habitual actions E- emotions E- emotions A- age A- age T- time T- time CH- childhood experience CH- childhood experience To set a scene…….. To set a scene……..

9 Palabras Claves (Key Words) How do you know when to use the imperfect? Here are some key words to look for How do you know when to use the imperfect? Here are some key words to look for Todos los díasLos lunes Todos los díasLos lunes SiempreGeneralmente SiempreGeneralmente A menudoMientras A menudoMientras Cada día De vez en cuando Cada día De vez en cuando Muchas veces Muchas veces

10 Imperfect Endings -AR -ER/IR -AR -ER/IR Yoaba ía Yoaba ía Túabas ías Túabas ías Él, Ella, Ud.aba ía Él, Ella, Ud.aba ía Nosotros/asábamos íamos Nosotros/asábamos íamos Vosotros/asabais íais Vosotros/asabais íais Ellos, Ellas, Uds.aban ían Ellos, Ellas, Uds.aban ían

11 Ejemplos – CantarHablar cantaba hablaba cantabashablabas cantaba hablaba cantábamos hablábamos cantabaishablabais cantabanhablaban

12 How about for –ER & -IR? vivirComer vivíacomía vivíascomías vivía comía vivíamos comíamos vivíaiscomíais vivían comían

13 Irregulars – There are only 3! serirver eraibaveía erasibasveías eraibaveía éramos íbamos veíamos erais íbaisveíais eranibanveían Thats all! No other irregular imperfect forms in Spanish!!!! Irregulars – There are only 3! serirver eraibaveía erasibasveías eraibaveía éramos íbamos veíamos erais íbaisveíais eranibanveían Thats all! No other irregular imperfect forms in Spanish!!!!

14 Lets try a few forms! Estar: yo _________ tú _________ ella _________ nosotros _________ vosotros _________ ellos _________

15 Estar… yo estaba tú estabas ella estaba nosotros estábamos vosotros estábais ellos estaban How about volver?

16 Volver… yo volvía tú volvías ella volvía nosotros volvíamos vosotros volvíais ellos volvían Volver is a stem-changing verb in the present, but stem-changing verbs dont change in the imperfect! How about decir?

17 Decir… yo decía tú decías ella decía nosotros decíamos vosotros decíais ellos decían Decir is stem-changing and irregular in both the present and the preterite, but its regular in the imperfect! How about levantarse???

18 Levantarse… yo me levantaba tú te levantabas ella se levantaba nosotros nos levantábamos vosotros os levantabais ellos se levantaban Reflexive verbs work the same as in the present – dont forget to put the reflexive pronoun in front of the verb!

19 Translate: 1. I used to play soccer every summer. 2. It was cold yesterday. 3. She always made her bed. 4. It was six oclock. 5. They were very tired. 6. You were singing. 7. On Mondays, we took Spanish classes.