1 Grammar of Chapter 4A El Imperfecto y el Preterito
2 The Imperfect Tense Basically a way to talk about the past without being specific about the time Instead of I did this think I used to do this
3 RULES!!!!!!!!!!! Habitual actions Repeated activities (unspecific # of times) Activity that took place for an unspecific amount of time Ongoing activity/activity already in progression in the past Time
4 MORE RULES!!!!!!!! Weather Age Descriptions ALL IN THE PAST!!!!!!!
5 Regular Endings for –AR verbs -aba-àbamos -abas-abais -aba-aban
6 Regular Endings for –ER and –IR verbs - ía-íamos - ías- íais -ía- ían
7 For Example… Use with the verb comer - comía-comíamos - comías- comíais -comía- comían
8 Now Use with the verb hablar -hablaba-hablábamos -hablabas-hablabais -hablaba-hablaban
9 SER y ESTAR Both mean to be Both in the Imperfect tense
10 SER en el Imperfecto Yo EraNosotros/Nosotras éramos Tu ErasVosotros/Vosotras Erais El/Ella/Usted EraEllos/Ellas/Ustedes Eran
11 ESTAR en el Imperfecto Yo EstabaNosotros/Nosotras Estabamos Tu EstabasVosotros/Vosotras Estabais El/Ella/Usted Estaba Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Estaban