¿El Pretérito o El imperfecto?

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.
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 The continuous past…….the Flinstones of Spanish.
Preterite vs Imperfect
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.
El imperfecto Los verbos -AR.
Preterite or Imperfect?
El imperfecto Una forma del pasado. ¿Qué es el imperfecto? El imperfecto is a form of the past tense used to describe actions that have been ongoing in.
III. U1L2. Ar Verbs EscuchabaEscuchábamosEscuchabaEscuchábamos EscuchabasEscuchabaisEscuchabasEscuchabais EscuchabaEscuchabanEscuchabaEscuchaban Was /
El Imperfecto y El Pretérito
El repaso del pretérito y del imperfecto
The Uses of the Imperfect In Spanish we use the imperfect to talk about HABITUAL ACTIONS. Cuando era joven yo jugaba con mi perro todas las tardes.
Los usos del pretérito y el imperfecto
El Pretérito Use the preterite to say what happened or what occured. Ana se cayó y se rompió la pierna.
What is the Imperfect? The imperfect is a form of the past tense that is used when an action: – Used to happen – Happened repeatedly or habitually – Happened.
EL PRETÉRITO Verbos regulares de -ar. What is the preterite tense? The preterit tense is used to express actions that happened once or were completed.
Pretérito / Imperfecto n In general, the preterite shows a completed action in the past, and the imperfect shows an ongoing or repeated action in the.
EL PRETÉRITO vs EL IMPERFECTO Narrating in the Past.
The preterit & the imperfect.  The preterit and the imperfect are not interchangeable. They fulfill different functions when telling a story or talking.
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.
EL IMPERFECTO What’s the story?. “Used to” Expresses the idea that something happened repeatedly in the past.
Para hablar del pasado. Para referir a las acciones, las situaciones y los eventos del pasado.
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.
Like other compound tenses you have learned, the future perfect (el futuro perfecto) is formed with a form of haber and the past participle. It is used.
Español III. 1.Descríbete 2.El siguiente escenario 3.¿Cómo eras? 4.¿Qué hacías? 5.Tu niñez 6.Vivían 7.Específica y reciente 8.El verano pasado 9.La escuela.
Practice distinguishing between the preterite and imperfect tenses.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
- actions completed at a specific time
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT When to use these past tenses.
Preterite = happened once = completed past action Imperfect = ongoing in the past = something that was.
PRETÉRITO S.I.M.B.A SEQUENCE of events(I woke up, brushed my teeth and took a shower) INTERRUPTION: an action interrupts an ongoing action(I was watching.
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.
¿Cuánto sabes ahora sobre el 5 de mayo? How much do you know now about 5 de mayo?
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.
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT
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.
¿El pretérito o el imperfecto? Both the preterit and the imperfect are past tenses but they are used for different reasons.
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.
Para Hacer Ahora What is Cinco de Mayo? What state started celebrating Cinco de Mayo? When is Mexico’s Independence Day? Why is Cinco de Mayo so popular?
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto Español III. In Spanish two past tenses are used. How do we know when to use the preterite tense and when to use the imperfect.
Preterite vs. Imperfect.  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending on the sentence and the meaning.
Preterito vs Imperfecto. Pretérito Talk about your past Definite beginning and definite end. Talk about your past Ongoing past action, no definite beginning.
Preterite vs. Imperfect. El imperfecto  DESCRIBES THE SETTING OF THE STORY  IS AN ANTICIPATED EVENT in a story in the past (incomplete action)  Continuous,
Entre familiaGramática 2 Past progressive Preview Past progressive Grammar Guys.
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.
Srta. Forgue El 22 de octubre de  Introducciones en español  Buenos días (good morning)  Yo soy (I am) ___________  Me llamo (my name is) ___________.
The Imperfect Tense: Describing a Situation Realidades 2, P. 219 Powerpoint edited from mrsshirley.net.
EL IMPERFECTO EL PRETÉRITO 1.Expresses a past action that was occurring or was in progress, with NO EMPHASIS on the beginning or end of the action. El.
El pretérito y el imperfecto Imagina Capítulo 2. El pretérito y el imperfecto Both are used to express actions that happened in the past, but have different.
EL PRETÉRITO V EL IMPERFECTO Comparaciones. EL IMPERFECTO You already know the imperfecto is used to:  Say what was happening (not what happened)  Describe.
Preterite vs. Imperfect
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.
Celebrando “Cinco de Mayo”
ACTION TAKEN AND COMPLETED DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT OCCURRED DESCRIBES SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT OCCURRED AT A POINT IN TIME AND WERE COMPLETED.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto Español III. In Spanish two past tenses are used. How do we know when to use the preterite tense and when to use the imperfect.
Essential ?: How do I say what multiple people are doing.
CONDITIONAL PERFECT TENSE CONJUGACION
The preterite vs. the imperfect Preterite single, completed action Marta dio una fiesta de sorpresa para su marido. ○ can be a specific time frame in.
El Imperfecto Los Verbos en -AR.
El Pretérito: ¿Cuándo se usa? UIEI – Pretérito vs. Imperfecto Isolated actions Completed “one-time” actions (ed) Yo toqué la guitarra ayer. (por + amount.
Review of preterite Yo nadarComer vivir Tú Él Ella Usted Nosotros Ustedes ellos/as } } nadé nadaste nadó nadamos nadaron comíviví comisteviviste comióvivió.
Uses of the Imperfect & Preterite  We use the imperfect to describe habitual or repeated events in the past.  We use the preterite to describe a particular.
Español II, lunes, el 17 de marzo Ahora mismo: Write the following words in Spanish: 1.Flood9. to put out 2.To rain10. to go up 3.To snow11. to go down.
EL PRÉTERITO O EL IMPERFECTO. USES OF THE PRETERITE Simple, isolated action that is totally completed in the past (happened once) Ayer fui a la tienda.
Vámonos Write out the following sentences in Spanish and English. 1)Anoche, yo comí con mi familia. 2)Cuando yo era niña, siempre comía con mi familia.
Past, non-specific, continuous actions Routine /habitual actions Talking about “used to ” or “was doing”
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs.
Irregular imperfect verbs. 2 past tenses In Spanish, there are two past tenses: Preterite - used for actions that began and ended at a definite point.
{ Pretérito o Imperfeco? Decide if each calls for the use of the Preterite or Imperfect.