Pretérito vs. Imperfecto Salto Ángel At 3,212 feet tall (approximately 6/10 of a mile), Angel Falls is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall. Although.

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Pretérito vs. Imperfecto Salto Ángel At 3,212 feet tall (approximately 6/10 of a mile), Angel Falls is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall. Although the waterfall is in Venezuela, it is named after an American Aviator, Jimmie Angel, who was the first to fly over the falls in He returned in 1937, only to have to do an emergency landing a the top of the mountain- plain… during which his aircraft was damaged. He and his party spent the next 11 days hiking back through the jungle to civilization. Upon their return, the falls became known by his name. It is now a popular ecoturism destination.. Learn more:

When do we use them? Preterite – Completed action (Specific - had a definite beginning and end) – Single events – Interrupting actions Imperfect – Actions not seen as complete (general - no defined beginning and end) – Repeated events – Descriptions in the past – Background information – “Used to” (time frame not explicitly specified) – “Was _____ing” (often interrupted by preterite) – Time, age, weather

Primero… el pretérito

Completed Action (specified time period) Los dinosaurios reinaron por millones de años. Bill Clinton fue el presidente de los EEUU de 1993 – 2001, y George W. Bush fue presidente de 2001 – Mi hermana estuvo en la fiesta anoche.

Single events Fuimos al concierto. Ya saqué la basura. Manejamos a la playa. Me bañé. ¿Hiciste la tarea?

Interrupting Actions When telling a story, the events in the preterite will interrupt the background information in the imperfect. – Yo estaba cocinando cuando llegaron todos los invitados. – El sol brillaba y los pájaros cantaban cuando empezó a llover.

Y ahora… el imperfecto

Actions not seen as complete (general, non-specific time period) Cuando era niña, me gustaba jugar mucho. ¿Te metías en muchos líos de niño? Yo leía mucho.

Descriptions in the past/ Background information Mi abuela era baja. El sol brillaba y el viento soplaba. Había mucha gente en la fiesta.

“Used to _________” Cantábamos mucho en el coro de niños. Tú nunca te bañabas. Yo jugaba muchos deportes.

“Was _______ing” Yo leía cuando tú tocaste la puerta. Ella pintaba cuando el perro comió su tarea. Yo estaba sentada y de repente, la silla se me rompió y me caí.

Other uses Time – Eran las dos de la madrugada cuando mi hermanita regresó de la fiesta. Age – Cuando yo tenia 4 años, fui a Disneylandia. Weather – Hacía mucho sol.

Preterite time words/expressions ayer (yesterday) anteayer (the day before yesterday) anoche (last night) durante dos siglos (for two centuries) el otro día (the other day) en ese momento (at that moment) entonces (then) esta mañana (this morning) esta tarde (this afternoon) la semana pasada (last week) el mes pasado (last month) el año pasado (last year) hace dos días, años (two days, years ago) ayer por la mañana (yesterday morning) ayer por la tarde (yesterday afternoon) These words and phrases indicate specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the preterite.

Imperfect time words/expressions a menudo (often) a veces (sometimes) cada día (every day) cada semana (every week) cada mes (every month) cada año (every year) con frecuencia (frequently) de vez en cuando (from time to time) frecuentemente (frequently) generalmente (usually) muchas veces (many times) mucho (a lot) nunca (never) por un rato (for awhile) siempre (always) tantas veces (so many times) todas las semanas (every week) todos los días (every day) todo el tiempo (all the time) varias veces (several times) These words and phrases indicate repetitive, vague or non- specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the imperfect.

Changes in meaning Some verbs change meaning based on whether they are used in the preterite or the imperfect.

Conocer ImperfectPreterite Conocía – I knew (a person)Conocí a – I met (a person)

Poder ImperfectPreterite Podía – I was able/ I couldPude – I could (emphasizes that I could AND I did) ImperfectPreterite No podía – I wasn’t able/ I couldn’tNo pude – I couldn’t (emphasizes that I couldn’t AND I didn’t)

Querer ImperfectPreterite Quería – I wantedQuise – I tried ImperfectPreterite No quería – I didn’t wantNo quise – I refused

Saber ImperfectPreterite Sabía – I knew (facts and information)Supe – I found out ImperfectPreterite No sabía – I didn’t know (facts and information) No supe – I never knew/ never found out