PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT

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When to Use the Preterite When an action was completed Anoche yo estudié mucho. Last night I studied a lot. When an action interrupts another action Mateo gritó mientras nosotros tomábamos un examen. Mateo yelled while we were taking a test.

Phrases that indicate use of the preterite Ayer Ayer por la tarde Anteayer Anoche El año pasado La semana pasada El otro día En ese momento Entonces Esta mañana Yesterday Yesterday afternoon Day before yesterday Last night Last year Last week The other day In that moment Then This morning

Imperfect Used to describe: Date & Time (La Fecha y La Hora) Era el diez de abril. It was April 10th. Eran las ocho de la noche. It was 8 pm. Weather (El Tiempo) Llovía. It was raining. Emotions (Las Emociones) Liz estaba nerviosa durante el examen. Liz was nervous during the examen.

Location (Locación) Yo iba por la Calle Broad. I was going through Broad Street. Yo estaba en la escuela. I was at school. Age (Edad) El profesor tenía cuarenta años. The teacher was 40 years old. Physical Appearance (Aperencia Fisical) Abraham Lincoln era un hombre alto. Abraham Lincoln was a tall man. Catalina llevaba un súeter gris. Catalina was wearing a grey sweater.

Phrases for el imperfecto a menudo a veces cada día cada año con frecuencia frecuentamente de vez en cuando en aquella época often sometimes every day every year frequently from time to time at that time

generalmente muchas veces mucho nunca por un rato siempre tantas veces todas las semanas todos los días todo el tiempo varias veces generally many times a lot never for a while always so many times every week every day all the time several times

Summary El Préterito El Imperfecto S ingle action I nterruption M ain event B eginning action A arrivals/departures C haracteristics/Describing H ealth E motions A ge T ime E ndless/repeated activities D ate & Weather

Examples of the preterite vs. the imperfect tenses Berto estudió anoche. Berto studied last night. Berto estudiaba todas las noches. Berto used to study every night. Berto estudiaba cuando se durmió. Berto was studying when he fell asleep.

Preterit and Imperfect Together Ejemplos: Cuando Adela llamó… …yo estudiaba. When Adela called I was studying.

Khristian llegó… …mientras nos desayunábamos. Khristian arrived while we were eating breakfast.

Ki sacó una foto… …de Juliana y Juana mientras jugaban al fútbol americano. Selena took a photo of Juliana and Juana while they were playing football.

¡OJO! Some verbs change meaning depending on whether they are in the preterite or in the imperfect…

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

Práctica I tried to help Cassie. Yo quiso ayudar a Cassie. Ki met Mateo last August. Ki conoció a Mateo el agosto pasado. We received good grades. Recibimos notas buenas. I wanted to help Cassie but I was busy. Yo quería ayudar a Cassie pero estaba ocupada. Ki knew him for 3 months. Ki lo conocía por tres meses. We used to have good grades in Spanish class. Recibíamos notas buenas en la clase de español.