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Uses of the Imperfect & Preterite

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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 or specific event.

Uses of the pret. & imperf.  The preterite is used to describe a well-defined action or event which happened at a specific point in time.  The imperfect is used to describe ongoing actions or events. In English, we say “was (were) +…ing”.

Uses of the Imperfect & Preterite  There are certain words that can help us decide:  The imperfect is often used with expressions like: Siempre Los sábados Todos los días A menudo Mucho **These all imply repetition Always On Saturdays Everyday Often A lot/often

Uses of the Imperfect & Preterite  The preterite is often used with expressions like: Una vez El sábado pasado Un día Esta mañana Anoche **These imply the event happened once Once, one time Last Saturday One day This morning Last night

Uses of the Imperfect & Preterite  We say “used to” + verb often in English, to express something happened repeatedly in the past. With this, we’d use the imperfect.  Ex: Carlos used to spend (pasar) the summer in México. Carlos pasaba el verano en México. We used to play tennis. Jugábamos al tenis.

Preterite vs. Imperfect  The imperfect is used to describe specific circumstances:  Time Era el diez de abril. Eran las ocho de la noche.  Weather Hacía mal tiempo. Llovía.

Preterite vs. Imperfect  Age El profesor tenía entre treinta y treinta y cinco años.  Physical Appearance Era un hombre alto. Llevaba un súeter gris.  Emotional State Estaba nervioso.  Attitude Él quería aprender español. Ella tenía ganas de conocer México.

Preterite vs. Imperfect  The preterite is used to describe actions in the past.  El año pasado mi hermano visitó México.  Ayer vi una película de horror.  El año pasado yo ustedes estudiaron la biología.

Preterite vs. Imperfect  Note the past tense forms of hay:  Hubo una fiesta. There was a party. (specific action)  Había muchas personas. There were many people. (circumstance)

Preterite vs. Imperfect  Translate the following sentences:  When I was a child, I didn’t speak Spanish.  Last night, I spoke Spanish with Ramón.  Julio had a CD player. Cuando era niño/a,no hablaba español. Anoche, yo hablé español con Ramón. Julio tenía un tocadiscos.

Preterite vs. Imperfect  In the summer we used to go to the beach.  Yesterday we didn’t go to the beach. En el verano, íbamos a la playa. Ayer, no fuimos a la playa.

Preterite vs. Imperfect  When we speak in the past, it’s either a continuous or isolated action  We use the to describe ongoing actions (actions/events that were in progress during a certain period of time)  We use the to describe isolated actions (actions which occurred at a specific moment in time) imperfect preterite

Para practicar 1. Cuando yo (era/fui) niña, saltaba la cuerda. 2. Anoche mis amigos (salían, salieron) por las calles. 3. Mi padre siempre (miraba, miró) la televisión. 4. Yo (era/ fui) a la tienda tres veces ayer. 5. La chica (tenía/ tuvo) trece años. 6. Nosotros (hacíamos/ hicimos) la tarea el otro día. 7. Mi maestro nos (gritaba/ gritó) a veces. 8. Mi familia (veía/ vio) películas todos los jueves. 9. El año pasado yo (estudiaba/ estudié) mucho. 10. Ellos (estaban/ estuvieron) enojados con los resultados.

Uses of the pret. & imperf. together  Examples: Cuando Carlos llamó… …yo estudiaba.

Carmen llegó… …mientras nos desayunábamos. Uses of the pret. & imperf. together

Anita sacó una foto… …de unos niños que jugaban al fútbol. Uses of the pret. & imperf. together