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 Spanish.
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.
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,
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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.
~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.
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.
GUSTAR, ABURRIR, INTERESAR **ONLY 2 COMMON FORMS**
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.
El imperfecto. Uses of the Imperfecto Past actions not seen as completed. Did not have a defined beginning and end. Used for descriptions and background.
El imperfecto y el pretérito
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REPASEMOS LA TAREA La Hormiga y el Saltamontes
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 tense is also used in the PAST. The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly.
The other past tense Señora Haldenwang.  The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly. Ejemplo: Yo caminaba cada.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
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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.
El Imperfecto. The imperfect tense is a past tense in Spanish used to describe actions that occurred repeatedly or over an extended period of time or.
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.
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Talking About the Past The Preterite of Regular –ar verbs La página 366.
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.
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.
4.3 -ER/-IR Present Tense Verbs. Vamonos You are trying out for a varsity team. Your sister is asking you about it. Tell her which sport you like, and.
-ER, -IR Verbs in the Imperfect El 20 de febrero de 2015.
Vámonos Identify at least three spanish- speaking countries from the map of South America.
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The Imperfect In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.
El Imperfecto Interrupted Actions. Remember:  You use the imperfect to talk about what you used to do habitually, or repeatedly.  You also use it to.
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.
Srta. Forgue El 22 de octubre de  Introducciones en español  Buenos días (good morning)  Yo soy (I am) ___________  Me llamo (my name is) ___________.
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The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbs
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The Imperfect Tense Knowing When to Use the Imperfect.
Preterite vs. Imperfect
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.
You’ve already learned to use the preterite tense to speak about completed action in the past. jug____ jug_____ jug__jug____ corr__corr____ corr_____ corri__corr_____.
R.10 Verbos Regulares el 1 de septiembre.
Imperfect: Regular verbs, & ser,ir,ver…. What is the imperfect tense? It is a different past tense, with different uses than the preterit! It is a different.
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.
Irregular verbs. Personal “a” Recuerdas: We use the personal “a” when the direct object in a sentence is a person or a pet. Ejemplos: I take care of my.
Put your body projects/papers on the table in the back.
EL IMPERFECTO/ IMPERFECT TENSE: AR: -aba/-abas/-aba/- ábamos/-aban. IR/ ER:-ía/-ías/-ía/ - íamos/-ían.
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How to conjugate an AR verb. We already know that in Spanish infinitives can end in: AR (bailar, cantar) ER (correr, ver) IR (escribir) In Spanish the.
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.
El pretérito The preterite tense. The preterite is one of 2 past tenses in Spanish. –Both the preterite and the imperfect are used to talk about things.
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 Escribe las frases y conjuga los verbos. 1) A la chica le __________ bailar mucho. (gustar) 2) Yo __________ a la escuela con mi hermana. (caminar)
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Vámonos Write out the following sentences in Spanish and English. 1)Anoche, yo comí con mi familia. 2)Cuando yo era niña, siempre comía con mi familia.
El Imperfecto. *The imperfect tense is used to describe something that was not perfected or not completed in the past.
Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs. You have already learned to talk about completed actions in the past using the preterite tense. Ayer Rafael patinó y Mónica.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs.
Spanish 2.  Most mental processes involve or require a duration of time to complete.
El Tenso Imperfecto The imperfect tense.
Vámonos Traduce las frases a español:
Vámonos Bailar Tocar Llamar Escuchar Cantar Jugar Estar Gustar