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
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The Imperfect Tense: Describing a Situation
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.
You have already learned how to use the preterite tense to talk about things that happened in the past Now you will learn another tense that will also.
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
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.
Preterite Tense. Preterite Tense Uses Preterite Tense tells… o What Happened o What You Did *It is used to describe an action that has been completed.
~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 IMPERFECTO What’s the story?. “Used to” Expresses the idea that something happened repeatedly in the past.
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
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Usos del imperfecto… …y repaso de formas.. Use the imperfect to “Set the scene” “Set the scene” Era el viernes por la noche. Era el viernes por la noche.
Spanish III Mrs. O. Pacheco Test Review. IMPERFECTPRETERIT  The Imperfect past tense is used to describe a scene  The Imperfect focuses on a state of.
El imperfecto y el pretérito
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.
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PRETÉRITO S.I.M.B.A SEQUENCE of events(I woke up, brushed my teeth and took a shower) INTERRUPTION: an action interrupts an ongoing action(I was watching.
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.
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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.
El imperfecto (nosotros) nos acostábamos. El imperfecto (nosotros) nos acostábamos corríamos.
¡A pasarlo bien!Gramática 1 Repaso: Ir a + infinitive in the imperfect Preview Ir a + infinitive in the imperfect Grammar Guys.
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El 25 de agosto La Tarea: E studia los apuntes de la Unidad 1 y Etapa 1 para describir eventos en el pasado. Completa la lista de voc: C25 La Tomatina.
El Imperfecto Sra. Damasco-Farrington. El Imperfecto Traducciones más comunes: Traducciones más comunes: Used to Used to Was/ were + verb ending in -
The Present Progressive
to be going to do something (in the near future)
Using the preterite and imperfect tenses!!! 1 Now that we know two forms used for the past tense, the preterite and the imperfect. Let’s look at how.
Hacer with Expressions of time. Using “hacer” to express time When wanting to state how long something has been going on or how long it has been since.
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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.
©2005 by Project COACH, UC Irvine. You have already learned how to use the preterite tense to talk about things that happened in the past Now you will.
Preterito vs Imperfecto. Pretérito Talk about your past Definite beginning and definite end. Talk about your past Ongoing past action, no definite beginning.
Both SABER and CONOCER mean “to know” Conocer 1) To meet a person 2) To know (have met) a person 3) To know (have been to) a place “To be familiar with.
¿Qué hicieron durante sus fines de semana? Yo jugué el frisbee con mis amigos. Yo estudié mucho.
IR + a + infinitivo (En el imperfecto). 1.Ir + a + infinitivo en el imperfecto describe cuando una persona tenía planes, pero algo ocurrió, y la persona.
Using the preterite and imperfect tenses!!! Now that we know two forms used for the past tense, the preterite and the imperfect. Let’s look at how each.
The Imperfect Tense: Describing a Situation Realidades 2, P. 219 Powerpoint edited from mrsshirley.net.
The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
Preterite vs. Imperfect Page 43 ¡En español! 3. Uses of the Imperfect  You have learned to use the imperfect tense to describe something that used to.
Unit Review In this Unit we have covered –Present Progressive (using the present of the verb Estar) –Past Progressive (using the imperfect of the verb.
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,
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Imperfect: I was speaking, I used to speak hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamo s hablaban comía comías comía comíamos comí.
El pretérito You may remember reading about the use of the preterit- that it is used for “completed actions”. The acronym SOFIA will help you remember.
El imperfecto Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions that happened regularly. In English you often say “used to” or “would” to express this idea.
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.
A. El Imperfecto (IMP) is another tense used to talk about events in the past. Remember: the preterit (PRT) is used to talked about events in the past.
EL IMPERFECTO/ IMPERFECT TENSE: AR: -aba/-abas/-aba/- ábamos/-aban. IR/ ER:-ía/-ías/-ía/ - íamos/-ían.
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.
Vámonos Traduce las frases a español: 1) Her grandchildren are the sons of her daughter. 2) My sister-in-law is the wife of my brother. 3) Our fathers-in-law.
Unidad 4 Lección 1 Preterite vs. Imperfect
When we talk about something that is happening right now, we use a special form called the present progressive.
Sr. Uceda FS3.  Here are the reasons to use the imperfect tense:  On going action (something that was happening)  Yo estudiaba cuando mi hermano entró.
Preterite () of Verbs  When do you use the tense?  To talk about what or what someone did at a in the past.  Key words – tell you something already.
The preterite and imperfect used together Narrating in the past.
El PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO. PRETERITO This verb tense is used when:  We talk about a past action that happened ONE time (single events) EX: Ella compró.
1 El Presente Progresivo ¿Qué estás haciendo? Making the –ing in Spanish.
Viajé Viajé a Costa Rica el verano pasado. I traveled to Costa Rica last summer. Viví Viví en España por un año. I lived in Spain for a year. Comieron.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs.
En Español. * I n English think about an event that happened yesterday. * N ow, think about what you were doing an hour ago. * L astly, think about something.
Preterite vs. Imperfect
El Imperfecto: Describiendo una Situación