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
Imperfecto o Pretérito.
El pretérito Spanish.
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
Capítulo 9A El pretérito de los verbo ir y ser The preterite of the verbs ir and ser.
EL PRÉTERITO DE DAR & VER. The preterit forms of DAR and VER are very similar. (yo) di (nosotros) dimos (tú) diste (vosotros) disteis (Ud, él, ella) dio.
Pretérito/ Imperfecto
EL PRETÉRITO vs EL IMPERFECTO Narrating in the Past.
I am writing is….. Other things we wrote down….. ObjectiveBell work Students will be able to apply their knowledge of the present progressive to the imperfect.
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 preterite. The preterit tense refers to a specific past action performed. 1. At a fixed point in time. 2. A specific number of times. 3. During.
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.
Review, test strategies and packet answers.  1. Read through once for understanding, while HIGHLIGHTING key words (refer to handout from 9/18)  2. Go.
The Imperfect another way of talking about the past.
Practice distinguishing between the preterite and imperfect tenses.
Preterite vs. Imperfect 11 y 12 de marzo. Vámonos Translate the following sentences: 1.Anoche yo comí la cena a las seis 2.Yo siempre comía la cena con.
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.
El imperfecto y el pretérito
The Imperfect Tense: Regular-Irregular Verbs Page 63 Avancemos 3.
Usando los dos tiempos verbales juntos.  Fecha: el martes, el 9 de octubre Escribe los verbos en el tiempo imperfecto. 1) Pablo (mirar) 2) Nosotros (ir)
Preterite = happened once = completed past action Imperfect = ongoing in the past = something that was.
Chapter 10: El pretérito versus El Imperfecto Ven Conmigo Level 2 May 10, 2013.
Pretérito vs. Imperfecto ¿Cuál se usa? ¿Cuándo?
¿Dos acciones en una oración: pretérito o imperfecto?
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past.
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.
El pretérito Realidades Capítulo 8A El pretérito Is one of the past tenses. Tells what happened. Is a completed action. I called my sister last night.
Dos Acciones en una Oración
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.
Use the imperfect to describe habitual or customary acts in the past. (used to) De niño, jugaba fútbol todos los días. (As a child, I used to play soccer.
Preterite vs. Imperfect Usage 1. To express a completed action. Carmen salió anoche. Yo fui al centro ayer. The Preterite is used:
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 V EL PRETERITO
El Imperfecto Sra. Damasco-Farrington. El Imperfecto Traducciones más comunes: Traducciones más comunes: Used to Used to Was/ were + verb ending in -
Imperfect VS Preterite. El pretérito en términos generales “El pretérito” is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed. Juan habló por dos.
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.
El pretérito The preterite is used to express the past tense. The preterite is used to express the past tense.
Preterite vs. Imperfect.  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending on the sentence and the meaning.
Preterite vs. Imperfect Realidades 3. Preterite vs. Imperfect  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending.
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.
The Imperfect In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.
The Imperfect In this presentation, we will look at another way of talking about the past.
Objetivo: to say that someone WENT someplace, using the preterite tense of ir. Ahora: Complete yesterday’s ditto using traer, pedir, and servir.
Srta. Forgue El 22 de octubre de  Introducciones en español  Buenos días (good morning)  Yo soy (I am) ___________  Me llamo (my name is) ___________.
Preterite vs. Imperfect ¡En Español!. Preterite vs. Imperfect  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending.
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.
Pretérito de SER y IR Preterite (past tense) of SER and IR.
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.
The preterite vs. the imperfect Preterite single, completed action Marta dio una fiesta de sorpresa para su marido. ○ can be a specific time frame in.
El pretérito de los verbos ser e ir Cap. 3A, pág. 140.
CALENTAMIENTO HOY ES MARTES, EL 12 DE ENERO Identifiquen
Unidad 4 Lección 1 Preterite vs. Imperfect
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.
Español II, lunes, el 17 de marzo Ahora mismo: Write the following words in Spanish: 1.Flood9. to put out 2.To rain10. to go up 3.To snow11. to go down.
Imperfect Progressive and Preterite Review: Present progressive The present progressive is used when a person wants to say that an action is happening.
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.
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.
The preterite and imperfect used together Narrating in the past.
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.
Talk About the Past Using the Preterite & the Imperfect Español 2 Unidad 2 Etapa 2 Sra. Lear.
The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs.
Spanish 2.  Most mental processes involve or require a duration of time to complete.