Preterite vs. Imperfect (Part II)

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1 Preterite vs. Imperfect (Part II)

2 Some Keywords (Do not copy this part)
Preterite Ayer Anteayer/anteanoche Anoche De repente A las (time) --- pasado/a (last ---) El (day of the week) --- vez (--- time) Imperfect A veces (sometimes) A menudo (often) Cada --- (each) Frecuentemente Generalmente Muchas veces Siempre Los (day of the week) Todos/as --- (every)

3 Review Preterite MAIN ACTION OF A STORY
Completed actions-you know when it BEGAN and ENDED A CHANGE in state of mind or feeling Imperfect DESCRIBES THE SETTING OF THE STORY IS AN ANTICIPATED EVENT in a story in the past Continuous, habitual, or repeated past actions- Exact moment of when it began and ended is NOT important Describes state of mind or feeling- querer, saber, pensar, preferir, desear, sentir, poder

4 Complete the following sentences.
leía Yo _______ (Leer) el periódico esta mañana. Yo _______ (Ver) el artículo sobre el robo en el metro. Yo lo _______ (leer). Me _______ (interesar) el artículo. Yo _______(Leer) el periódico cada día. Yo _______(Ver) artículos sobre robos en la ciudad. Yo siempre los _____ (leer). Me _______ (interesar) estos artículos. vi veía leí leía interesó interesaban Actions BEGAN and ENDED! Actions that have NO beginning or ending! Describes habit and what you WOULD do each time.

5 Changes in Meaning PRETERITE IMPERFECT Saber Saber Conocer Conocer
Found out My parents found out the truth! Conocer met (for the 1st time) I met him at the party. Querer Wanted (and did) I wanted to go to the movies so my husband took me! Poder Was able to (and did (not)!) I wasn’t able to go to the movies because my dad said “no”. I was able to go to the party. We had a good time. Tener Got I got a dog for my birthday. IMPERFECT Saber Knew (fact) She knew the answer! Conocer Knew (person) They knew Paco from the party. Querer Wanted to Gives the idea of anticipation I said that I wanted to go to the movies. Poder Was able to I asked if I could/was able to go to the movies. Tener Had I had a dog when I was younger.

6 Let’s try some… Paco dijo a su padre que (querer) ir al concierto con sus amigos. No, yo no (poder) ir al cine porque tenía mucha tarea. Ellos (tener) los papeles inmediatamente del maestro. Nosotros (conocer) a nuestro primo por primera vez en la reunión. No fui al cine porque no (querer). (refused) Mis padres no (saber) que salimos muy tarde. (didn’t know) Le pregunté a mi madre si yo (poder) ir contigo. Quería Pude Tuvieron Conocimos Quise Sabían Podía