Prepárate para la prueba. Quasimodo: Prepárate para la prueba.
Prueba:
El pasado en español: 2 aspectos In Spanish, like in English, there are the past, present, and future tenses. In the past tense there are 2 different aspects. Where tense worries about when an action occurs, aspect distinguishes what kind of action occurs (one time event, continuing action, habitual action, etc.) 2 different past tense aspects mean 2 kinds of past tense conjugations to learn: the Preterite and the Imperfect.
Preterite vs. Imperfect Overly simplified explanation of the difference between the two: The Preterite aspect: Actions that are viewed as completed The Imperfect aspect: Actions that are viewed as on-going TIMELINE: Preterite Imperfect
Preterito: Verbos regulares Subject -AR verbs -ER verbs -IR verbs Yo Compré Comí Viví Tú Compraste Comiste Viviste Usted / él / ella Compró Comió Vivió Nosotros Compramos Comimos Vivimos Vosotros Comprasteis Comisteis Vivisteis Ustedes / ellos / ellas Compraron Comieron Vivieron
NOTE: Compramos ropa hoy. Anoche compramos unos zapatos The nosotros forms of the -AR and -IR verbs are the same in the present tense and the preterite. You figure out the differences based on CONTEXT. Compramos ropa hoy. Anoche compramos unos zapatos NOTE: -AR and -ER verbs that are stem changers in the present do NOT have stem changes in the preterite and follow the regular conjugation rules. –IR stem changers do stem change in the preterite as well as the present. (we’ll cover them later this year)
Fui Fuimos Fuiste Fuisteis Fue Fueron Ser + Ir: These share the same irregular conjugations in the preterite. Fui Fuimos Fuiste Fuisteis Fue Fueron
Tarea: Quick quiz tomorrow: Regular preterite endings charts (-AR + -ER/-IR) Irregular conjugations of Ser + Ir