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
Preterite or Imperfect? Youve probably realized that Spanish has lots of tricky pairs: Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine Heres another one: Preterite/imperfect.
Imperfecto o Pretérito.
El imperfecto Los verbos -AR.
Pretérito vs. Imperfecto En español Pretérito Lets review some of the main uses of the preterite. This verb tense is used when we talk about a past action.
Preterite or Imperfect?
Preterit vs Imperfect Spanish Preterit or Imperfect? Youve probably realized that Spanish has lots of tricky pairs: Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine.
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.
APUNTES #1 Imperfect: other uses
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
Preterite or Imperfect? Youve probably realized that Spanish has lots of tricky pairs: Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine Heres another one: Preterite/imperfect.
The Uses of the Imperfect In Spanish we use the imperfect to talk about HABITUAL ACTIONS. Cuando era joven yo jugaba con mi perro todas las tardes.
Los usos del pretérito y el imperfecto
¿El Pretérito O el Imperfecto?
El Pretérito Use the preterite to say what happened or what occured. Ana se cayó y se rompió la pierna.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto Unidad 3. In Spanish two past tenses are used. How do we know when to use the preterite tense and when to use the imperfect.
EL IMPERFECTO What’s the story?. “Used to” Expresses the idea that something happened repeatedly in the past.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
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.
The decision which past tense to use depends on the message that the speaker wishes to convey.
EL PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO ¿CUÁL ES LA DIFERENCIA?
EMPEZAR  Say what was happening  Yo hablaba con mi amiga.  Say what used to happened  Cuando era niño, yo jugaba con Star Wars.  What usually happened.
Practice distinguishing between the preterite and imperfect tenses.
¿IMPERFECTO O PRETERITO?
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 Español 3-3 Unidad 2. In Spanish, there are two simple tenses used to express the past tense. They are the preterite, which we learned in.
El imperfecto y el pretérito
LA TAREA COMPLETE - EJERCICIO A en la página 105 FOR EACH DRAWING, WRITE ONE SENTENCE IN THE IMPERFECT AND ONE SENTENCE IN THE PRETERIT Utilicen los apuntes.
Pretérito vs. Imperfecto ¿Cuál se usa? ¿Cuándo?
El pretérito y el Imperfecto en una narración
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.
El Imperfecto Sra. Damasco-Farrington. El Imperfecto Traducciones más comunes: Traducciones más comunes: Used to Used to Was/ were + verb ending in -
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto To understand the use of Imperfect tense. To understand the use of Imperfect tense. To review the preterit tense.To review.
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.
NEW PAGE IN BINDER SEPARATE YOUR PAGE DOWN MIDDLE. PRETERITE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IMPERFECT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
Preterit v. Imperfect. Actions that happened once or were repeated a specific number of times. Compré mi primer coche después de graduarme. El verano.
Preterite vs. Imperfect.  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending on the sentence and the meaning.
Razones para el uso del Imperfecto
Preterite vs. Imperfect Realidades 3. Preterite vs. Imperfect  When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending.
The Imperfect Tense: Describing a Situation Realidades 2, P. 219 Powerpoint edited from mrsshirley.net.
El pretérito y el imperfecto Imagina Capítulo 2. El pretérito y el imperfecto Both are used to express actions that happened in the past, but have different.
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.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Imperfect: I was speaking, I used to speak hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamo s hablaban comía comías comía comíamos comí.
Unidad 2 Tienen 10 minutos para finalizar el haz ahora.
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.
Descripciones fisicas
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 pasado PRETERITE or IMPERFECT ?. El imperfecto Uses: Used to ____ Used to ____ Was/were ____-ing Was/were ____-ing Describing people, things or situations.
EL IMPERFECTO/ IMPERFECT TENSE: AR: -aba/-abas/-aba/- ábamos/-aban. IR/ ER:-ía/-ías/-ía/ - íamos/-ían.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The preterite is used for…  1)Past actions that happened and are complete. Los músicos del conjunto ensayaron por tres horas ayer. Los músicos interpretaron.
Spanish 2.  Most mental processes involve or require a duration of time to complete.
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
El Imperfecto: Describiendo una Situación
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
Using the preterite and imperfect to begin a story
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
El Pretérito y El Imperfecto