Using the preterite and imperfect tenses!!! Now that we know two forms used for the past tense, the preterite and the imperfect. Lets look at how each.

The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
The preterite (past) tense in Spanish. What is the preterite tense? The preterite tense in Spanish is one of two past tenses. We will learn the other.
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE ZIMAPÁN Licenciatura en Derecho Tema: Past Simple regular and irregular verbs L.E.L.I. Maria.
El Imperfecto When referring to the past, there are two verb tenses in Spanish. They are used depending on the type of events and actions being described.
Pretérito preterite. The preterit tense refers to a specific past action performed. 1. At a fixed point in time. 2. A specific number of times. 3. During.
Starter: stars and wishes. Learning objectives: To use a writing frame to construct new language and memory strategies to remember it Outcome: Approximately.
SIMPLE PAST (PASADO SIMPLE).
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
The Preterite of –AR Verbs
Español 3 Sra. Carpinella.  Because each tense is used for very specific things, there are some key words that indicate whether you would use the imperfect.
The Past Tense (I). Reflecting Reflecting on on Language Language.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Preterite  You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended.
Preterite -ar. The preterite tense is used to refer to actions that occurred at a fixed point in time. I called at 1:00. I called at 1:00. Llamé a la.
Using the preterite and imperfect tenses!!! 1 Now that we know two forms used for the past tense, the preterite and the imperfect. Let’s look at how.
Imperfect Tense -AR Verbs. Notes  In Spanish there are two simple past tenses: the preterite and the imperfect.  The preterite is used to state an action.
 Simple, isolated action that is totally completed in the past (happened once)  Beginning or end of action  Happened a specific number of times  Happened.
PAST CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE AND USES.
Using the preterite and imperfect tenses!!! Now that we know two forms used for the past tense, the preterite and the imperfect. Let’s look at how each.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Realidades 2, p194 Powerpoint adapted from
The Preterite Tense. USES  To talk about specific actions completed at a specific time in the past. Example: Ayer yo fui al cine. Example: Ayer yo fui.
Hacer with expressions of time When you are talking about how long something has been happening or how long ago it happened, you will use the verb hacer.
PASADO SIMPLE: FORMACION DE ORACIONES
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT When to use these past tenses.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE Área Académica: LICENCIATURA EN INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL Profesor(a): MA. E. GUADALUPE ISLAS LÓPEZ Periodo:
Time Expressions Using HACER Present, Preterite and Imperfect Spanish III.
  Jugó=he/she played  Use the preterite tense for past actions that are viewed as over and are not being connected to the present. ¿Te acuerdas?
The Preterite Tense El Pretérito. A. B.C.D.E.F. é aste ó amos ásteis aron Hablar Hablé hablaste habló hablamos hablásteis hablaron Hablar-to talk.
Imperfect of -er & -ir verbs. 2 past tenses In Spanish, there are 2 simple past tenses: preterite imperfect.
Of Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs To talk about what happened yesterday, we use the PAST TENSE. Irregular Verbs CHANGE completely example: Go -> Went.
THE PAST TENSE OF “BE” By Juan Ramón Hernández Llamas.
Español 3 – Avancemos 3 Unidad 1 Lección 2
El Imperfecto ~The Imperfect Tense~.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE It is used for past actions that happened either at a specific time, which can either be given by a time phrases (yesterday, last week,
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
Past Simple Tense.
The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to narrate past events without focusing on their beginning, end, or completion. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning.
The imperfect tense in Spanish (the -ABAs and the -ÍAs) is used to narrate past events without focusing on their beginning, end, or completion. © by Vista.
PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS.
El Pasado de los verbos en Inglés
Tengo que…… Ir a…………..
Preterit Tense.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
Today I eat pizza. Yesterday
Preterite Tense.
The imperfect tense in Spanish (the -ABAs and the -ÍAs) is used to narrate past events without focusing on their beginning, end, or completion. © by Vista.
Using the preterite and
There are only three irregular verbs in the imperfect:
Modals of Ability and Possibility Modals of Ability: Can and Could; Be Able To Past, Present, and Future Ability Modals of Future Ability Grammar Sense.
Futuro y condicional Usos y formas.
Simple Past Tense. Verbs are action words. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES: RUN JUMP WALK TALK.
PAST SIMPLE ENGLISH II. WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE WHEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT COMPLETED ACTIONS IN THE PAST.
4 ASIGNATURA: INGLES III 4 UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA SAN FRANCISCO 4 By: Lic. Luz Marina Zubizarreta Agüero.
Unit: 8 The simple past tense Meaning & Use Form (structure) Exercise.
The Preterite Tense of the Irregular Verbs: Ir, Ser, Ver, Dar
Preterite of IR.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular-Irregular Verbs
The present tense of ir and jugar
The imperfect tense.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
CHADELEL'S SCHOOL, Simple future  FORM: will  USE: will  To describe spontaneous decisions in the moment you are talking. willgo  He will.
“HACE + TIME + QUE” EXPRESSIONS
El Imperfecto: Verbos Regulares
PAST TENSE VERBO TO BE.
EL IMPERFECTO.
The Imperfect In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.
Focus on Grammar 5 Part I, Unit 2 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Isabel.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular-Irregular Verbs
I He She It We You They was/wasn’t at school yesterday. were/weren’t at the beach last week. AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE FORM.