Unidad 2 El pretérito vs. el imperfecto The imperfecto is used to: tell what used to happen describe things and situations in the past.

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2 Unidad 2 El pretérito vs. el imperfecto

3 The imperfecto is used to: tell what used to happen describe things and situations in the past

4 -ar imperfecto endings aba abas aba ábamos abais aban

5 -er, -ir imperfecto endings ía ías ía íamos iais ían

6 There are only 3 irregulars in the imperfecto: ir, ser, ver

7 ir iba ibas iba íbamos iban

8 ser era eras era éramos eran

9 ver veía veías veía veíamos veían

10 Common expressions with the imperfecto: todos los días siempre muchas veces En aquel entonces (back then) de niño, cuando era niño

11 The imperfecto is used to tell time in the past ex.: Eran las cinco de la tarde.

12 The imperfect is used to report what someone else said- -it follows the preterit ex.: Lola me dijo que venía. Lola told me that she was coming.

13 The imperfect is used to talk about someone’s childhood ex.: De niña era muy traviesa. As a child she was very mischevious.

14 The imperfect is used to describe things in the past ex.: La casa era muy fea. The house was very ugly.

15 The pretérito is used to describe actions in the past Verbs that end in ‘ed’ in English Cuidado!!! Most are irregular in English!! Went Did Saw Walked Talked laughed

16 -ar pretérito endings: é aste ó amos asteis aron

17 -er, -ir pretérito endings: í iste ió imos isteis ieron

18 -ar &-er stem-changing verbs do NOT have a stem change in the pretérito: volví volviste volvió volvimos volvisteis volvieron

19 -e  i, o  ue –ir verbs become sandal verbs in the préterito pedí pediste pidió pedimos pedisteis pidieron

20 There are many irregular verbs in the pretérito

21 “j” verbs--decir, traer, producir dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijisteis dijeron

22 hacer hice hiciste hizo hicimos Hicisteis hicieron

23 poner- puse pusiste puso pusimos pusisteis pusieron

24 saber supe supiste supo supimos supisteis supieron

25 andar, tener, estar--”v” verbs anduve anduviste anduvo Anduvimos anduvisteis anduvieron

26 poder pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudisteis pudieron

27 querer quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisisteis quisieron

28 venir- vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron

29 caber--to fit cupe cupiste cupo cupimos cupisteis cupieron

30 dar di diste dio dimos disteis dieron

31 ver vi viste vio vimos visteis vieron

32 ser & ir--have the same forms fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron

33 some verb have different meanings in the pretérito saber--found out conocer--met tener--got poder--managed to no querer--refused

34 SUMMARY Pretérito vs Imperfecto Narration: moves the story forward. Narration: moves the story forward. An action done a specific number of times. An action done a specific number of times. An action or event seen as done or completed (ayer, la semana pasada…) An action or event seen as done or completed (ayer, la semana pasada…) Completed Action/Event DidLastPastAgoYesterdayOnce Age in the past, physical description or possession.Age in the past, physical description or possession. Setting the stage for the main action.Setting the stage for the main action. A description of people or things.A description of people or things. A mental or emotional state in the past.A mental or emotional state in the past. A repeated or costumary action (cada semana, cada vez, siempre, cuando, mientras, todos los días)A repeated or costumary action (cada semana, cada vez, siempre, cuando, mientras, todos los días) Ongoing Action/Event Used to Was –ing Were –ing EveryUsuallyAlwaysWhile

35 SUPER SHORT SUMMARY pretérito=BOOM! imperfecto=background information