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.

El imperfecto progresivo
El imperfecto Los verbos -AR.
El Presente Progresivo- Present continuous
Los tiempos Progresivos
¿Pretérito o 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
I am writing is….. Other things we wrote down….. ObjectiveBell work Students will be able to apply their knowledge of the present progressive to the imperfect.
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.
The decision which past tense to use depends on the message that the speaker wishes to convey.
Imperfect Progressive When we talk about something that was happening at a specific time in the past, often when something else happened we use a special.
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT When to use these past tenses.
Spanish 4/4 Honors. Háganlo ahora Form the past participle (ado, ido). Remember, there are irregular past participles too. 1. Hablar 2. Tener 3. Escribir.
LA TAREA COMPLETE - EJERCICIO A en la página 105 FOR EACH DRAWING, WRITE ONE SENTENCE IN THE IMPERFECT AND ONE SENTENCE IN THE PRETERIT Utilicen los apuntes.
El Pretérito Juego a los deportes todos los días. (habitual or regular activity) Click next to begin.
The Imperfect Tense El Imperfecto. ¿Qué es el imperfecto? To talk about what you used to do What you were like in the past To tell how old you were What.
Use the imperfect to describe habitual or customary acts in the past. (used to) De niño, jugaba fútbol todos los días. (As a child, I used to play soccer.
El Presente Progresivo
Preterito vs Imperfecto. No se pelean, se llevan bien They actually complement each other; they work together to create a well rounded account of the.
¡Buenos días! Objetivos: To understand how to use the imperfect continuous!
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.
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.
Imperfect VS Preterite. El pretérito en términos generales “El pretérito” is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed. Juan habló por dos.
REPASEMOS LA TAREA COMPLETE - la prueba “QUIA” (imperfect quiz)
El Presente Progresivo Used to talk about an activity that is In PROGRESS.
Preterite vs. Imperfect.  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending on the sentence and the meaning.
The Present Progressive Tense Pasodoble Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that.
Entre familiaGramática 2 Past progressive Preview Past progressive Grammar Guys.
PRESENTE PROGRESIVO. Yo estudio todos los días. I study everyday. Yo estudio todos los días.
Srta. Forgue El 22 de octubre de  Introducciones en español  Buenos días (good morning)  Yo soy (I am) ___________  Me llamo (my name is) ___________.
Sr. Schofield Español I Punctuation Marks: Review.
Martes el 14 de Abril. La Tarea Worksheet? Examencito de vocabulario jueves.
The Present Progressive, The Imperfect and the Past Progressive To understand the past progressive we need to remember how to form the present progressive.
El Presente Progresivo (the present progressive) To say what is happening right now…at this moment.
The Progressive: Actions in Progress. Present Progressive We will use the Present Progressive to express actions that are happening NOW!
Unit Review In this Unit we have covered –Present Progressive (using the present of the verb Estar) –Past Progressive (using the imperfect of the verb.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Imperfect: I was speaking, I used to speak hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamo s hablaban comía comías comía comíamos comí.
The Present Progressive Tense Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening.
El progresivo Español 2. El presente del progresivo Action is currently happening Action is currently happening “-ing” form of the verb “-ing” form of.
1 Los tiempos Progresivos El presente progresivo.
1 El Presente Progresivo ¿Qué estás haciendo ahora mismo?
1 El Presente Progresivo ¿Qué estás haciendo ahora mismo?
Pretérito vs. Imperfecto Español 3 Señor McCrane.
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.
Present Progressive Tense Notes. To form the present progressive, conjugate the verb estar to agree with the subject of the sentence, and follow it with.
Page 308 Realidades 1 Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is happening now.
The Present Progressive Tense Page 308 Realidades 1.
Unidad 4 Lección 1 Preterite vs. Imperfect
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.
Present Progressive Avancemos Present Progressive We use the present tense to talk about an action that always or often takes place or that is.
Imperfect Progressive and Preterite Review: Present progressive The present progressive is used when a person wants to say that an action is happening.
Time Expressions Using HACER Present, Preterite and Imperfect Spanish III.
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.
El PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO. PRETERITO This verb tense is used when:  We talk about a past action that happened ONE time (single events) EX: Ella compró.
1 El Presente Progresivo ¿Qué estás haciendo? Making the –ing in Spanish.
Viajé Viajé a Costa Rica el verano pasado. I traveled to Costa Rica last summer. Viví Viví en España por un año. I lived in Spain for a year. Comieron.
Capítulo 7 20 of To express an action that began and ended at a specific time in the past you use the ____________. The endings of the preterite.
Los Tiempos Progresivos. PRESENTE PROGRESIVO Un Repaso.
End of the year notes #3 The present progressive tense.
Repaso: el pretérito y el imperfect en un cuento Preterite and imperfect in storytelling.
El imperfecto Los verbos -AR. El pasado Hay dos tiempos principales que se refieren al PASADO: »El pretérito »El imperfecto.
The Present Progressive Tense Present Progressive We use the present progressive tense when we want to emphasize that something is happening right now.
The Present Progressive Tense
[C] Notas: The Past Progressive
Repaso: Preterite and imperfect