Preterite vs. Imperfect

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Preterite vs. Imperfect

Imperfecto It was 9:00 at night.  It was Friday.  It was bad weather.  It was raining.  We were all at home.  Mom and Dad were watching television; I was reading a StarTrek novel; my sister was talking on the phone with her boyfriend in her room.  Esnupi (our dog) was sleeping behind the armchair in the living room. Eran las nueve de la noche.  Era viernes.  Hacía mal tiempo.  Llovía.  Todos estábamos en casa.  Mamá y Papá miraban la televisión; yo leía una novela de StarTrek; mi hermana hablaba por teléfono con su novio en su cuarto.  Esnupi (nuestro perro) dormía detrás del sillón en la sala.

pretérito De repente, ¡Entró un ladrón!  Pasó por la escalera y caminó hasta el dormitorio de mis padres.  Miró en el cuarto cuando oyó la voz de mi hermana.  Se volvió y bajó las escaleras.  Trató de huir de la casa, pero Esnupi se despertó y mordió la pierna del ladrón. Suddenly, a robber entered!  He went upstairs and walked down to my parent's bedroom.  He looked in the room when he heard my sister's voice.  He turned and went down the stairs.  He tried to flee the house, but Esnupi woke up and bit the robber's leg.

El pretérito y el imperfecto If we are talking about the past, how can we decide which past tense to use? This Venn Diagram sets up the basics… PRETERITE IMPERFECT -one time action PAST -ongoing actions -completed event -events that used to happen

El pretérito y el imperfecto However, there are more detailed reasons when you would use one versus the other Remembering these acronyms will help you really understand all the detailed differences: PRETERITE: IMPERFECT: BOLTS UBOAT

El pretérito B—beginning or end of an action O—one time L—lightning fast! T—transitions S—series of events

Beginning or end of an action Ejemplos empezar/comenzar—to begin/to start El hombre empezó a llorar. (The man began to cry.) Yo empecé a comer. (I started to eat.) terminar—to end/to finish Los estudiantes terminaron las pruebas. (The students finished the quizzes.) B O L T S

One time action/event Ejemplos Yo fui a la tienda la semana pasada. (I went to the store last week.) Nosotros vimos la película anoche. (We saw the movie last night.) B O L T S

Lightning fast! (suddenly) Ejemplos Yo estudiaba cuando llegó mi amigo. (I was studying when my friend arrived.) De repente, ¡el enemigo apereció a la puerta! (Suddenly, the enemy appeared at the door!) *interruption B O L T S

Transitions (first, then) Ejemplos Primero me desperté y entonces me duché. (First I woke up and then I showered.) Luego, el principe y la princesa se casaron. (Later, the prince and princess got married.) B O L T S

Ejemplos Series of events Sara cenó, hizo la tarea y se acostó. (Sara ate dinner, did her homework and went to bed.) Fuimos de compras, compramos la ropa y regresamos a casa. (We went shopping the day, bought clothes and went home.) B O L T S

Some key trigger words for the PRETERITE last night anoche ayer anteayer un día la semana pasada el mes pasado el año pasado el lunes pasado yesterday day before yesterday one day last week last month last year last (Monday, Tuesday, etc….)

More triggers for the preterite then luego después entonces de repente inmediatamente anything else that has a “mente” attached to the end that provokes a rapid response within a story (don’t confuse with the ones mentioned in the imperfect tense) after (afterwards) then, after that suddenly immediately

El imperfecto U—“used to” B—background information O—ongoing actions A—age T—tiempo (time and weather)

Used to do something Ejemplos Yo siempre jugaba al fútbol cuando era niño. (I would always play/I always played soccer when I was a kid.) Mi hermano iba a la primaria de Greenman. (My brother used to go to Greenman Elementary.) U B O A T

Background info Ejemplos El príncipe era muy valiente. The prince was very brave. Había mucha gente allí. There were a lot of people there. *había = there was/there were (past of “hay”; from “haber”) U B O A T

Ongoing actions Ejemplos Ella estudiaba mientras yo tomía una siesta. She was studying while I was taking a nap. Nosotros jugábamos fútbol cuando empezó a llover. We were playing soccer when it started to rain. U B O A T

Age (la edad) Ejemplos Yo era muy bajo cuando tenía 4 años. Remember we use the verb TENER to talk about age! Yo era muy bajo cuando tenía 4 años. I was really short when I was four. Mis primos tenían 6 y 8 años. My cousins are 6 and 8 years old. U B O A T

Tiempo (time and weather) Ejemplos Eran las dos cuando llegamos. It was 2:00 when we arrived. Hacía frío y llovía. It was cold and raining. U B O A T

Some key trigger words for the IMPERFECT siempre nunca Usualmente normalmente cada (año, verano) todos los días mientras los lunes generalmente con frecuencia always never usually normally each/every (year, summer) every day while on…(Mondays) generally frequently

Verb endings: preterite -AR -ER/-IR é amos í imos aste asteis iste isteis ó aron ió ieron

Verb endings: imperfect -AR -ER/-IR aba ábamos ía íamos abas abais ías íais aba aban ía ían

Practica: parte 1 I I P P P I P I P I P I hablaba _____ veías _____ tuviste _____ dije _____ di _____ eras _____ fueron _____ comíamos _____ hizo _____ iban _____ comimos _____ trabajaba _____ I I P hablar; él/ella ver; tú tener; tú P P I decir; yo dar; yo ser; tú P I P ir/ser; ellos comer; nosotros hacer; él/ella I P I ir; ellos comer; nosotros trabajar; yo/él/ella

Practica: parte 2 I went to the store last night. Choose whether the following statements would be considered preterite or imperfect in Spanish: I went to the store last night. She used to play with dolls. They would always eat early. We cooked dinner at 5:00. You made cookies yesterday. When I was 5, I ate cookies every day. PRETERITE IMPERFECT IMPERFECT PRETERITE PRETERITE IMPERFECT

Practica: parte 3 fue O jugaba U comían O preparamos O hiciste O tenía Yo ________________ (ir) a la tienda anoche. _____ Ella ________________ (jugar) con las muñecas cuando era niña. _____ Ellos siempre ________________ (comer) temprano. _____ Nosotros ________________ (preparar) la cena a las cinco. _____ Tú ________________ (hacer) galletas ayer. _____ Cuando yo ________________ (tener) 5 años, ________________ (comer) las galletas todos los días. _____ jugaba U comían O preparamos O hiciste O tenía comía A / U