El Imperfecto is a past tense, equivalent to our used to It is a past that occurs over and over, a continuous action in the past, a habitual action in.

El triste cuento de Rihanna y Chris. Había una vez una cantante que soñaba con el hombre perfecto.
THE IMPERFECT The continuous past…….the Flinstones of Spanish.
Preterite vs Imperfect. Preterite - is often used to: Tell the beginning or end of a past action Tell the beginning or end of a past action –La película.
Imperfecto Use the imperfect to talk about what you used to do or what you were like in the past.
El imperfecto Preterits Crazy Uncle. ¡NO sé nada! Cuando tenía 7 años, siempre hablaba con mis amigo; sin embargo, ahorra les habla por el telefono porque.
EL IMPERFECTO (The Imperfect) QUICK PRETERITE REVIEW! 1.(yo) jugar 2.(ella) servir 3.(ellos) hablar 4.(tú) andar 5.(nosotros) trabajar 6.(mamá) dar 1.
EL IMPERFECTO (The Imperfect) QUICK PRETERITE REVIEW! 1.(yo) jugar 2.(ella) servir 3.(ellos) hablar 4.(tú) andar 5.(nosotros) trabajar 6.(mamá) dar 1.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
EL IMPERFECTO The imperfect is used to talk about actions that happened regularly in the past, such as used to do something and was/were + -ing words For.
Háganlo ahora Escriban en inglés 1. Siempre 2. Todos los días 3. Cada día 4. Generalmente 5. Muchas veces 6. Nunca 7. Cada semana Objetivo: Aprender el.
ESP 29/2/12 ObjectiveBell work Students will be able to use the imperfect tense When do we use the preterite tense? Share this with your partner.
To talk about what you _______ or what you used to do or ________ in the past use the ________. what you were like imperfect.
Los usos del pretérito y el imperfecto
GRAMÁTICA El Imperfecto The Imperfect You already know how to talk about the past by using the preterit tense. Today you will learn about the imperfect,
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The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
~The Imperfect Tense~. 2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past: 1. El Pretérito 2. El Imperfecto.
ESPAÑOL 3 SEÑORITA ALDEMIR El Imperfecto: la conjugación, los usos, y una comparación con el pretérito.
The Imperfect Tense and Its Irregulars Chapter 1.
Preterit VS Imperfect Spanish 3. El Pretérito If the action started and ended at a definite time. Yo vi una película anoche. Ella fue a Puerto Rico el.
El Imperfecto The Imperfect Past Tense. 3 rules for using the imperfect : 1.The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually or … a) Cuando.
T HE I MPERFECT T ENSE > Chapters 6-7. R EGULAR VERB CONJUGATIONS hablaban ustedes, ellos, ellas hablabais vosotros(as) hablábamos nosotros(as) hablaba.
Imperfect… To talk about what you used to do or what you were doing in the past use the imperfect.
El imperfecto Another Form of the Past Tense. Another form of past tense Used to express things you ‘used to’ do Used to express action still in progress.
THE IMPERFECT TENSE describe things that used to happen describe places,objects and people (in the past) give background description that is secondary.
Preterite v. Imperfect Grammar essential #84. Preterite A verb tense in which actions are done and over – never to be repeated. Once the action is done,
El pretérito imperfecto The Imperfect Past Tense in Spanish.
Imperfecto- pasado Aba/ía pruebita. AR AbaÁbamos abasAbais abaaban.
Preterite vs.Imperfect Monica Argentina Preterite and Imperfect endings Differences between Preterite and Imperfect Example 1Example 2 Spanish rap Preterite.
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EL IMPERFECTO (The Imperfect) QUICK PRETERITE REVIEW! 1.(yo) jugar 2.(ella) servir 3.(ellos) hablar 4.(tú) andar 5.(nosotros) trabajar 6.(mamá) dar 1.
The IMPERFECT tense The imperfect tense is also used in the PAST. The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
1 2 Talking about the past There are ____ past tenses in Spanish. If the action occurred in the______ and the speaker can tell precisely _____ the action.
¿Cómo diferenciar? How to differentiate?.  Endings for –ar– verbs:  yo.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs and irregular verbs.
The Imperfect Tense: Preterite  You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite.
 Imperfect Tense describes what you used to do.  It’s closely related to past tense, but past tense is something that just happened.
El Imperfecto. The imperfect tense is a past tense in Spanish used to describe actions that occurred repeatedly or over an extended period of time or.
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Imperfect: Regular verbs, & ser,ir,ver…. What is the imperfect tense? It is a different past tense, with different uses than the preterit! It is a different.
El Pretérito vs. El Imperfecto. Recordemos…. El pretérito nos indica cuando algo ya pasó o ya está hecho. It’s essentially the –ed tense. El imperfecto.
THE IMPERFECT TENSE The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to describe things that used to happen places,objects and people (in the past) give background.
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Srta. Forgue El 22 de octubre de  Introducciones en español  Buenos días (good morning)  Yo soy (I am) ___________  Me llamo (my name is) ___________.
EL PRETÉRITO V EL IMPERFECTO Comparaciones. EL IMPERFECTO You already know the imperfecto is used to:  Say what was happening (not what happened)  Describe.
The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
Cuando yo era más joven, cuando tenía ocho años, vivía en las afueras de Londres, en un pueblo pequeño que se llama Leatherhead. Estudiaba a Danes Hill,
1 El Imperfecto de los verbos 2 Talking about the past There are ____ past tenses in Spanish. If the action occurred in the______ and the speaker can.
El imperfecto 194 Bad Romance Don't Stop. El imperfecto The imperfect is another past tense in Spanish. It is used when you talk about events that happened.
 In Spanish, the preterite form is used to express actions that have already happened.  In other words, preterite simply means past tense.
GRAMÁTICA El Imperfecto: PARTE I. The Imperfect We have already talked about using the preterit tense to talk about events that have already occurred.
Grammar Point: Preterite of -ar verbs Yo -é Nosotros Nosotras -amos ___ y yo Tú -aste Ud. Él -ó Ella 1 person 1 thing Uds. Ellos -aron Ellas 2+ people.
El imperfecto. Usos del imperfecto Describe people, places, things in past Set background/ paint a picture Age physical characteristics Time weather Emotional.
Imperfect: Regular verbs, & ser,ir,ver…. What is the imperfect tense? It is a different past tense, with different uses than the preterit! It is a different.
El imperfecto Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions that happened regularly. In English you often say “used to” or “would” to express this idea.
El Imperfecto  You can use the imperfect in the following ways:   To speak about descriptions in the past: Ella era muy vieja. She was very old. 
Module 5 In Module 4 we learned the preterite tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past. In Module 5 we learn the imperfecto.
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Present Progressive Tense Notes. To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with.
El Imperfecto Past Tense. Los Verbos “AR” Take off “ar” add: abaábamos abasabais abaaban.
Imperfecto Actions that happened repeatedly in the past; Are not complete, Was happening, or Used to happen. Telling time in the past, and Telling age.
EL IMPERFECTO We use the imperfect to talk about actions that happened repeatedly in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express.
PARA USAR EL IMPERFECTO… We use the imperfect to talk about things that used to happen in the past.  Things that were ongoing or habitual actions (ie-
Regular Verbs THE IMPERFECT TENSE.  Repeated actions in the past  Habitual actions in the past WHAT IS THE IMPERFECT TENSE?
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The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs.
En Español. * I n English think about an event that happened yesterday. * N ow, think about what you were doing an hour ago. * L astly, think about something.
Preterite A ge (Tenía ____años) P hysical condition (cansado) A ppearance (era, llevaba) W eather (hacía, llovía) T ime/date (era, eran) A ctions in progress.