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Talking About the Past Preterite vs. Imperfect

The PRETERITE is only used for… Things that happened for a specific number of times or during a specific period of time. Completed actions (began and then ended) Actions that happened suddenly

Common Phrases Used with the PRETERITE Entonces- then Luego- later Fue cuando- that was when Al final- in the end Por fin- finally De repente- suddenly Un día- one day En seguida- right away

Remember Preterite Counjugations?? -ar éamos aste óaron REMEMBER: –CAR… -qué (yo form ONLY) –GAR… -gué (yo form ONLY) -ZAR… -cé (yo form ONLY) -er/-ir íimos iste ióieron REMEMBER : ONLY –ir VERBS STEM CHANGE IN PRETERITE… must also stem change in the present tense ONLY stem changes in 3 rd persons o→u / e→i (*ex. pedir, sentir, divertirse, dormir, morir) VERBS LIKE CAER… (leer, creer, construir) creí creímos creíste creyócreyeron

Yotúél, ella, ustednosotrosellos, ellas, ustedes Andaranduveanduvisteanduvoanduvimosanduvieron Conducir*condujecondujistecondujocondujimoscondujeron Decir*dijedijistedijodijimosdijeron Estarestuveestuvisteestuvoestuvimosestuvieron Hacerhicehicistehizohicimoshicieron Ponerpusepusistepusopusimospusieron Poderpudepudistepudopudimospudieron Quererquisequisistequisoquisimosquisieron Sabersupesupistesuposupimossupieron Tenertuvetuvistetuvotuvimostuvieron Traer*trajetrajistetrajotrajimostrajeron Venirvinevinistevinovinimosvinieron Hacer in the third person singular changes out the "c" for a "z" to reflect the correct pronunciation. Irregulars which use a "J" in the Preterite only add "-eron" (NOT "-ieron") to the third-person plural Other verbs which are irregular in the Preterite Dardidistediodimosdieron Dar is often humorously referred to as the "cross-dressing" verb, because in the Preterite Dar takes on the -Er/-Ir preterite verb endings rather than -Ar verb endings. Vervivisteviovimosvieron Verbs with only 2 or 3 letters, such as Dar, Ser, Ir and Ver, also do not wear accent marks in the Preterite. Remember that Spanish only uses accent marks when required for pronunciation or differentiationRemember that Spanish only uses accent marks when required for pronunciation or differentiation. Ir & Serfuifuistefuefuimosfueron Here are some common Irregular verbs in the Preterite:

The Imperfect is used for… What used to happen (i.e. things from your childhood) Descriptions of settings and background information (like when you’re beginning a story) Actions that were already happening Descriptions of what people, places and things Feelings in the past Age (“tener … años”)

Common Phrases Used with the IMPERFECT Érase una vez- Once upon a time… Había una vez- There once was… Hace (#) años- …years ago Siempre A veces De vez en cuando A menudo

Remember Imperfect Conjugations?? -ar abaábamos abas abaaban -er/-ir íaíamos ías íaían