Quiz preterite or imperfect? Study your journal before the bell rings.

WARM-UP – ONLINE RESEARCH How would you recognize the preterite and the imperfect in a sentence? (click here)

USES THE IMPERFECT AND THE PRETERITE PAST TENSE

Past Tense: Preterite and Imperfect, Instructions: Take good notes in your journal Concentrate in the video 100% Stay on task avoiding distractions 1.Video

Warm- Up? Preterite – Imperfect: Two Aspects of the Past Tense What are the two aspects from the preterite and imperfect that we need to consider? (click here)

Preterite and Imperfect Adverbial Expressions Video Instructions: Take good notes in your journal Concentrate in the video 100% Stay on task avoiding distractions

Key Words for the Preterite The preterite is often used with expressions like: Una vez El sábado pasado Un día Esta mañana Anoche siempre and nunca (always and never **These imply the event happened once Once, one time Last Saturday One day This morning Last night

Key Words for the Imperfect There are certain words that can help us decide: The imperfect is often used with expressions like: Siempre (only if a habit is involed) Los sábados Todos los días A menudo **These all imply repetition Always On Saturdays Everyday Often

Phrases that indicate use of the preterite Ayer - yesterday Anteayer – before yesterday Anoche – last night Desde el primer momento Since the first moment Durante dos siglos Over two centuries Two centuries ago El otro día – the other day En ese momento – in that moment Entonces - then El año pasado – last year Hace dos días – two days ago Hace cuatro años – four years ago Ayer por la mañana – yesterday morning Ayer por la tarde – yesterday afternoon Esta tarde – this afternoon La semana pasada – last week El mes pasado – last month Esta mañana – this morning

Phrases that indicate use of the Imperfect A menudo- often A veces – sometimes De vez en cuando - sometimes Cada día – every day Cada semana – every week Cada mes – every month Cada año – every year Nunca - never En aquella época – in that time Frecuentemente - frequently Generalmente - generally Muchas veces – many times Mucho – too much Con frecuencia – frequently or very often

Warm-up: Preterite or Imperfect?

Preterite or Imperfect? Identify the following sentences El año pasado mi hermano visitó México. Vi una escuela grande. Vi la escuela Practice (click here)

Preterito Vs. Imperfecto Video (Conclusion) Instructions: Take good notes in your journal Concentrate in the video 100% Stay on task avoiding distractions

Classify Preterite & Imperfect Post-it Activity Preterite Imperfect

Spanish II – Ms. M. Frias-Medina Preterite & IMperfect Spanish II – Ms. M. Frias-Medina

PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT TOGETHER PAST TENSE – TIEMPOS PASADOS EN ESPAÑOL

Preterite & Imperfect Together Examples: When two actions are happening Cuando Carlos llamó… (Boom Action) Preterite …yo estudiaba. (Ongoing action) Imperfect (At the same time)

Preterite & Imperfect Together Carmen llegó… (Suddenly moment) Preterite …mientras nos desayunábamos. (at the same time as)

Preterite & Imperfect Together Anita sacó una foto… …de unos niños que jugaban al fútbol.

SIEMPRE AND NUNCA WITH THE PRETERITE/IMPERFECT While one may think that siempre/nunca would be used almost exclusively with the imperfect, just the opposite is true. Nunca me gustó el hígado con cebolla. I never liked liver and onions. Siempre tuve muchos amigos. I always had a lot of friends. Siempre and nunca are almost always used with the preterite, the only exception being siempre when the verb of the sentence/clause has a habitual meaning. Siempre jugaba con mis amigos después de la escuela. I always played with my friends after school.

Pretérito e Imperfecto conclusion Pretérito e Imperfecto

We use the preterite to describe a particular or specific event. Preterite V. Imperfect We use the imperfect to describe habitual or repeated events in the past. We use the preterite to describe a particular or specific event.

Preterite V. Imperfect When we speak in the past, it’s either a continuous or isolated action We use the to describe ongoing actions (actions/events that were in progress during a certain period of time) We use the to describe isolated actions (actions which occurred at a specific moment in time) imperfect preterite

Preterite V. Imperfect The preterite is used to describe a well- defined action or event which happened at a specific point in time. The imperfect is used to describe ongoing actions or events. In English, we say “was (were) +…ing”. I was playing

Preterite V. Imperfect We say “used to” + verb a lot in English, to express something happened repeatedly in the past. With this, we’d use the imperfect. Ex: Carlos used to spend the summer in Mexico. Carlos pasaba el verano en México. We used to play tennis. Jugábamos al tenis.

Imperfect additional uses The imperfect is used to describe specific circumstances: Time Era el diez de abril. Eran las ocho de la noche. Weather Hacía mal tiempo. Llovía.

Imperfect Location Age Physical Appearance Yo iba por la Avenida Libertad. Yo estaba en la escuela. Age El profesor tenía entre treinta y treinta y cinco años. Physical Appearance Era un hombre alto. Llevaba un súeter gris.

Imperfect Emotional State Attitudes and desires Estaba nervioso. Él quería aprender español. Ella tenía ganas de conocer México.

Verbs that change meaning in the preterite and imperfect Querer- tried No querer-refused Conocer-met Saber-found out Poder-succeeded Tener-received Imperfect Querer-wanted No querer- didn’t want Conocer-knew Saber-knew Poder-was able Tener-used to have

Preterite vs. Imperfect with the verb “haber” Note the past tense forms of hay: Hubo una fiesta. (Preterite) There was a party. (specific action) Había muchas personas. (Imperfect) There were many people. (circumstance)

Preterite or Imperfect decision?

conjugation Preterite V. Imperfect

Conjugation: Preterite V. Imperfect Preterite Conjugation Imperfect Conjugation Regular Verbs Ar: é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron Er/Ir: í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron Irregular Verbs: Stem Changing (e-i), (o-u) Radical Change (4 Groups) Orthographic Change (car, gar, zar, guar) and” i to y” Irregular Verbs ser/ir = fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron, dar= di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron, Ver= vi, viste, vio, vieron, vimos, visteis, vieron Regular Verbs Ar: aba, abas, aba, ábamos Er/Ir: ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían Irregular Verbs: Ir: iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibais, iban Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

EL PRETERITO DE VERBOS IRREGULARES Ser / Ir (to be, to go) Dar (to give) Ver (to see) Fui Di Vi Fuiste Diste Viste Fue Dio Vio Fuimos Dimos Vimos Fuisteis Disteis Visteis Fueron Dieron Vieron

Subject Pronoun To go To be To see

Conjugations Preterite & Imperfect Irregular Verbs

Preterite vs. Imperfect Translate the following sentences: When I was a child, I didn’t speak Spanish. Last night, I spoke Spanish with Ramón. Julio had a CD player. Cuando era niño/a, no hablaba español. Anoche, yo hablé español con Ramón. Julio tenía un tocadiscos.

Preterite vs. Imperfect Julio sold his CD player. Anita was my best friend. Anita left to live in México. Julio vendió su tocadiscos. Anita era mi mejor amiga. Anita se fue a vivir en México.

Preterite vs. Imperfect In the summer we used to go to the beach. Yesterday we didn’t go to the beach. En el verano, íbamos a la playa. Ayer, no fuimos a la playa.

PRETERITE OR IMPERFECT? QUIZ (click here)

Preterite vs. Imperfect To Describe: Use: A specific action or event completed in the past. Yo visité Puerto Rico. Preterite

Preterite vs. Imperfect To Describe: Use: The circumstances of a past action or event Cuando tenía 16 años… Imperfect

Preterite vs. Imperfect To Describe: Use: An ongoing past action or event Mis primos vivía en San Juan entonces. Imperfect

Preterite vs. Imperfect To Describe: Use: A repeated past action or event Ellos me invitaban todos los veranos. Imperfect

Preterite & Imperfect Closing Three words about Preterit Three words about Imperfect

Practice Video (click here) Song (click here) Exercises (click here) Practice Test (click here) Jeopardy Game (click here)

Preterite VS. Imperfect Preterite summary & practice (click here) Newspaper analysis preterite vs. imperfect: 1. El Mundo – españa 2. El Nuevo Día – Puerto rico Lyrics Music analysis 1. Good Bye – Subtittle (click here)

Online Resources Conjugator (click here) Translator (click here) Spanish & English Dictionary (click here)