El Pretérito e El Imperfecto. Repaso – El Pretérito El preterito is a past tense, used for actions that are viewed as completed. Regular Preterit Verb.

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El Pretérito e El Imperfecto

Repaso – El Pretérito El preterito is a past tense, used for actions that are viewed as completed. Regular Preterit Verb Endings: -AR Verbs -é-é-amos -aste-asteis -ó-ó-aron -ER/-IR Verbs -í-í-imos -iste-isteis -ió-ieron

Uses of El Pretérito The preterite is used in these situations: For actions that can be viewed as single events For actions that were repeated a specific number of times For actions that occurred during a specific period of time For actions that were part of a chain of events To state the beginning or the end of an action

Expressions that signal the use of the preterite (CONTEXT CLUES) Ayer Anteayer Anoche Desde el primer momento Durante dos siglos El otro día En ese momento Entonces Yesterday The day before yesterday Last night From the first moment For two centuries The other day At that moment Then

MORE CONTEXT CLUES Esta mañana Esta tarde La semana pasada El mes pasado El año pasado Hace dos dias, años Ayer por la mañana Ayer por la tarde This morning This afternoon Last week Last month Last year Two days, years ago Yesterday morning Yesterday afternoon

Repaso – El Imperfecto El imperfecto is used for actions in the past that are not viewed as completed. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or end -AR verbs -aba-ábamos -abas-abais -aba-aban -ER/-IR Verbs -ía-ía-íamos -ías-íais -ía-ía-ían

Uses of El Imperfecto The imperfect is used in these situations: For actions that were repeated habitually For actions that “set the stage” for another past action For telling time For stating one’s age For mental states (usually) For physical sensations (usually) To describe the characteristics of people, things, or conditions

Expressions that signal the use of the imperfect (CONTEXT CLUES) A menudo A veces Cada día Cada semana Cada mes Cada año Con frecuencia De vez en cuando En aquella epoca Frecuentemente Generalmente Often Sometimes Every day Every week Every month Every year Frequently From time to time At that time Frequently Usually

More CONTEXT CLUES Muchas veces Mucho Nunca Por un rato Siempre Tantas veces Todas las semanas Todos los días Todo el tiempo Varias veces Many times A lot Never For a while Always So many times Every week Every day All the time Various times

Unos verbos especiales Some verbs actually change their meaning depending upon whether they are used in the preterite or the imperfect!

Conocer Preterito - met Conocí a Juan hace cinco años. I met Juan five years ago. Imperfecto – used to know En aquella epoca conocíamos muy bien la ciudad. At that time we knew the city very well.

Querer Preterito- tried Maria quiso comprar la casa. Maria tried to buy the house. Imperfecto - wanted Juan quería comprar la casa. Juan wanted to buy the house.

No querer Preterito - refused Maria no quiso comprar la casa. Maria refused to buy the house. Imperfecto – did not want Juan no quería comprar la casa. Juan did not want to buy the house.

Saber Preterito – found out Maria lo supo ayer. Maria found out yesterday. Imperfecto – used to know Juan sabía que Maria venía a la fiesta. Juan knew that Maria was coming to the party.

Poder Preterito - succeeded Maria pudo levantar la mesa. Maria succeeded in lifting the table. Imperfecto – was able Juan podía participar en la manifestación. Juan was able to participate in the demonstration.

Tener Preterito- received Maria tuvo una carta de su mama. Maria received a letter from her mom. Imperfecto – used to have Juan tenía un coche nuevo. Juan used to have a new car.

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