El Imperfecto is a past tense, equivalent to our used to It is a past that occurs over and over, a continuous action in the past, a habitual action in.

THE IMPERFECT The continuous past…….the Flinstones of Spanish.
Imperfecto Use the imperfect to talk about what you used to do or what you were like in the past.
EL IMPERFECTO (The Imperfect) QUICK PRETERITE REVIEW! 1.(yo) jugar 2.(ella) servir 3.(ellos) hablar 4.(tú) andar 5.(nosotros) trabajar 6.(mamá) dar 1.
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.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
Háganlo ahora Escriban en inglés 1. Siempre 2. Todos los días 3. Cada día 4. Generalmente 5. Muchas veces 6. Nunca 7. Cada semana Objetivo: Aprender el.
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.
GRAMÁTICA El Imperfecto The Imperfect You already know how to talk about the past by using the preterit tense. Today you will learn about the imperfect,
The Imperfect Tense Page 203 Avancemos 2.
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.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
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.
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.
El Imperfecto The Imperfect Past Tense. 3 rules for using the imperfect : 1.The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually or … a) Cuando.
Imperfect Tense. AR verbs ABAÁBAMOS ABASABAIS ABAABAN CANTAR: TO SING cantabacantábamos cantabascantabais cantabacantaban.
The Imperfect another way of talking about the past.
THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended.
Imperfect… To talk about what you used to do or what you were doing in the past use the imperfect.
El imperfecto Another Form of the Past Tense. Another form of past tense Used to express things you ‘used to’ do Used to express action still in progress.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular-Irregular Verbs Page 63 Avancemos 3.
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.
EL IMPERFECTO We use the imperfect to talk about actions that happened repeatedly in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express.
EL IMPERFECTO (The Imperfect) QUICK PRETERITE REVIEW! 1.(yo) jugar 2.(ella) servir 3.(ellos) hablar 4.(tú) andar 5.(nosotros) trabajar 6.(mamá) dar 1.
The IMPERFECT tense The imperfect tense is also used in the PAST. The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly.
Conjugating AR verbs What is an –AR verb?. First, let’s talk about verbs… What is an infinitive? The basic form of a verb Means “to do something” Has.
Gustar with infinitives. WHAT IS AN INFINITIVE? An infinitive is the basic form of a verb, a word that expresses action or a state of being.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
How to Conjugate Regular –AR – Er - IR Verbs in the Present Tense.
1 2 Talking about the past There are ____ past tenses in Spanish. If the action occurred in the______ and the speaker can tell precisely _____ the action.
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.
¿Cómo diferenciar? How to differentiate?.  Endings for –ar– verbs:  yo.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs and irregular verbs.
The Imperfect Tense: Preterite  You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite.
Imperfect To talk about what you used to do or what you were like in the past use the imperfect.
Hace + Time Expressions
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Preterite  You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular-Irregular Verbs Page 42 – Chapter 1 Realidades 3.
Write the following: For each infinitive and pronoun, give the correct conjugation in the imperfect. Examples of infinitives: Mirar, hablar, comer Examples.
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.
Unidad 2 Etapa 1 “Un Día de Clases”. Introduction to verb conjugation. Click Here.
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The Imperfect In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.
The Imperfect In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.
The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Page 194 Realidades 2.
Cuando yo era más joven, cuando tenía ocho años, vivía en las afueras de Londres, en un pueblo pequeño que se llama Leatherhead. Estudiaba a Danes Hill,
1 El Imperfecto de los verbos 2 Talking about the past There are ____ past tenses in Spanish. If the action occurred in the______ and the speaker can.
GRAMÁTICA El Imperfecto: PARTE I. The Imperfect We have already talked about using the preterit tense to talk about events that have already occurred.
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.
Objetivo: to identify phrases that express someone must do something. Ahora: List 3 adverbs and where are they placed in a sentence.
El Imperfecto  You can use the imperfect in the following ways:   To speak about descriptions in the past: Ella era muy vieja. She was very old. 
El imperfecto. -is another past tense. -expresses what people used to do or tells what somebody was doing in the past. -is used to describe the way things.
El presente indicativo ESPAÑOL 1. A. What is the present tense? It is when the action of a verb occurs at the moment. Verbs can be divided into two categories:
REFLEXIVE VERBS IN SPANISH Pregunta esencial: How do I use relfexive verbs with their pronouns to talk about what people do for themselves.
Module 5 In Module 4 we learned the preterite tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past. In Module 5 we learn the imperfecto.
The Imperfect Tense. Imperfect Tense Endings “-AR” VERBS -aba -abas -aba -ábamos -abais -aban.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Page 194 Realidades 2.
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.
LOS VERBOS!!!. We already know these phrases in Spanish:
The Imperfect. Notes #17 Standard and Objective n Standard: Students demonstrate an understanding of and interpret written and spoke language on a variety.
EL IMPERFECTO We use the imperfect to talk about actions that happened repeatedly in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express.
The imperfect tense The imperfect is another way to express the past. To talk about something you used to do as a matter of habit. cant ar -to sing To.
Regular Verbs THE IMPERFECT TENSE.  Repeated actions in the past  Habitual actions in the past WHAT IS THE IMPERFECT TENSE?
El Imperfecto. *The imperfect tense is used to describe something that was not perfected or not completed in the past.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs.
Present Tense of -er & -ir Verbs. Regular Verb Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation. Pattern: Stem + endings.
Present Tense of AR Verbs Las clases de Sra. Schwarz Realidades 1.
El imperfecto.
Conjugating Regular Imperfect Verbs: