Uses of the imperfect (El imperfecto) p.5. The IMPERFECT is used for past actions that are not seen as completed. It also refers to actions that you (used.

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Uses of the imperfect (El imperfecto) p.5

The IMPERFECT is used for past actions that are not seen as completed. It also refers to actions that you (used to/would do) or would do repeatedly/habitually in the past. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or end. Ex: We would eat lunch together every day. The ladies would always chat in the mornings. What is the IMPERFECT?

Conjugation forms aba abas aba ábamos aban ía ías ía íamos ían To conjugate verbs in the imperfect, simply drop the (-ar, -er, or –ir) ending and add the following: -AR-ER /-IR *There are no STEM-CHANGES in the IMPERFECT!

Los ejemplos hablarcomervivir Yo hablabacomíavivía hablabascomíasvivías hablabacomíavivía hablábamoscomíamosvivíamos hablabancomíanvivían *There are no STEM-CHANGES in the IMPERFECT!

Los ejemplos almorzartenerpedir almorzabateníapedía almorzabasteníaspedías almorzabateníapedía almorzábamosteníamospedíamos almorzabanteníanpedían *There are no STEM-CHANGES in the IMPERFECT!

Good news! There are only three irregular verbs in the imperfect. You must simply memorize them. ser ir ver* era iba veía eras ibas veías era iba veía éramos íbamos veíamos eran iban veían *There are no STEM-CHANGES in the IMPERFECT!

Key words siempre (always) todos los días (every day) cada (each/every...) semana (week)/mes (month)/año (year)/verano (summer) los sábados/los domingos (on Saturdays/ Sundays) a menudo (often) muchas veces (many times) generalmente (generally/usually) mientras (meanwhile /while/ in the meantime) These words refer to actions that were repeated or habitual in the past:

U-TOADSTEW (imperfect) U= Used to/ habitual Yo iba al cine todos los viernes. Yo trabajaba en Target cuando era joven. T=thoughts or feelings (attitudes, and beliefs) Estaba enojada con su madre. O=ongoing/circumstance/ action in the past with no reference to its beginning or end. (was/were + -ing) form of verb. Caminaba por el parque … or Mateo esperaba en In-N-Out A=age Ten í a 20 a ñ os. D=descriptions of people, places, situations, and the physical state of an object. La ventana estaba abierta. La playa estaba sucia. S= setting or scene description (background information, such as the time, the weather, and the location) T=time/date Eran las ocho de la noche. E= emotion/ mental/ state of mind Ten í a miedo del doctor. No quer í a ir. W=weather Llovía mucho

Hay y GUSATR Hay dos formas de HAY y GUSTAR: Hay= Había Y Habían EJ: Había mucha tarea en la clase ayer. Habían muchos chicos en la clase. GUSTAR= Gustaba y Gustaban EJ: Nos gustaba el chocolate caliente del restaurante. A ella le gustaban las películas de horror.

From what part of the acronym (u-toadstew), would the following sentences pertain to?

íbamos al parque los domingos. (Used to /habitual/ repeated action)

Era alto y moreno. Description of physical characteristics.

Quería mucho a su familia. (emotion/thought/ feeling/)

Eran las tres y media. Time-telling

Tenía cien años. Age

Eran las dos de la mañana y hacía mucho frío. La policía no podía mantenerse despierto. Setting or scene description (background information, such as the time, the weather, and the location)

David conducía muy rápido en Madrid Ongoing action with no beginning or end

La puerta estaba abierta. Description of the physical state of an object.

Traduce (ACT 10) Pon atenci ó n de los usos del imperfecto. 1.I would read every morning. Yo leía cada mañana. 2.She was twenty years old. Ella tenía veinte años. 3. His mother was mad at the manager (gerente). Su madre estaba enojada al gerente. 4.I used to ride my bike to school every day. Yo montaba mi bicicleta a la escuela todos los días. 5. While she was cleaning, I was reading. Mientras ella limpiaba, yo leía. 6. In the summer, we would go to the beach. En el verano, íbamos a la playa.