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 Pretérito y 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.
El imperfecto Los verbos -AR.
Preterite or Imperfect?
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Here are the reasons to use the imperfect tense: On going action (something that was happening) Yo estudiaba cuando mi hermano.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
Los usos del pretérito y el imperfecto
The Imperfect Tense Page 203 Avancemos 2.
Háganlo ahora-complete in pairs Hagan una lista de palabras que indican que tienen que usar el imperfecto Hagan una lista de palabras que indican que.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
~The Imperfect Tense~. 2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past: 1. El Pretérito 2. El Imperfecto.
EL PRETÉRITO vs EL IMPERFECTO Narrating 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.
LOS USOS DEL IMPERFECTO Y DEL PRETÉRITO. Los usos del imperfecto en general “was doing something” “used to do something” “did something” – long term.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
¿Pretérito o imperfecto?
Spanish 2 Buen Viaje Capítulo 4.
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.
Pretérito Los verbos -AR.  The preterite is one of two past tense forms in Spanish  The preterite is used to express and action that began and ended.
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.
Practice distinguishing between the preterite and imperfect tenses.
Uses of the preterite vs. imperfect We use it to talk about an action or series of actions completed in the past. Examples: Llegó a la casa, preparó.
Preterite vs.Imperfect Monica Argentina Preterite and Imperfect endings Differences between Preterite and Imperfect Example 1Example 2 Spanish rap Preterite.
El imperfecto Español 3-3 Unidad 2. In Spanish, there are two simple tenses used to express the past tense. They are the preterite, which we learned in.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular-Irregular Verbs Page 63 Avancemos 3.
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT When to use these past tenses.
Preterite = happened once = completed past action Imperfect = ongoing in the past = something that was.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
Preterite VS Imperfect This powerpoint goes along with page two of the notes that look like this:
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.
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.
Choosing when to use the correct past tense By Jami Sipe.
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.
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
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.
 Simple, isolated action that is totally completed in the past (happened once)  Beginning or end of action  Happened a specific number of times  Happened.
Preterite vs. Imperfect (Part II)
Preterite vs. Imperfect. El imperfecto  DESCRIBES THE SETTING OF THE STORY  IS AN ANTICIPATED EVENT in a story in the past (incomplete action)  Continuous,
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Courtesy of: grammar/real2grammar/
Other uses of the imperfect: RTRTA DPDP S ersonality ctions in progress in the past escribing  ime ge outines etting …AS LONG AS THERE IS NO REFERENCE.
Español 2-2 Sra. Carpinella El imperfecto. In Spanish, there are two simple past tenses: the preterite and the imperfect. The preterite is used to state.
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: Regular Verbs Realidades 2, p194 Powerpoint adapted from
The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Page 194 Realidades 2.
Preterite vs. Imperfect
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Imperfect: I was speaking, I used to speak hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamo s hablaban comía comías comía comíamos comí.
Review of present tense For present tense, you always take off the ending (-ar, -er or –ir) of regular verbs and then replace it with the following endings.
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.
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.
PALABRAS Y FRASES USADAS EN EL PASADO Y EL IMPERFECTO
Srta. Phillips.  Both the preterite and the imperfect are used to talk about things that happened in the past.
El Imperfecto Los Verbos en -AR.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Page 194 Realidades 2.
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT When to use these past tenses.
El Pretérito: ¿Cuándo se usa? UIEI – Pretérito vs. Imperfecto Isolated actions Completed “one-time” actions (ed) Yo toqué la guitarra ayer. (por + amount.
CALENTAMIENTO HOY ES MARTES, EL 12 DE ENERO Identifiquen
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.
Regular Verbs THE IMPERFECT TENSE.  Repeated actions in the past  Habitual actions in the past WHAT IS THE IMPERFECT TENSE?
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Courtesy of: grammar/real2grammar/
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.
Past tense.  The imperfect is used to tell:  what someone used to do  what things were like  how things used to be De niña, vivía en las afueras de.
Preterite A ge (Tenía ____años) P hysical condition (cansado) A ppearance (era, llevaba) W eather (hacía, llovía) T ime/date (era, eran) A ctions in progress.
El imperfecto Los verbos -AR. El pasado Hay dos tiempos principales que se refieren al PASADO: »El pretérito »El imperfecto.