Talk About the Past Using the Imperfect (el imperfecto)

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1 Talk About the Past Using the Imperfect (el imperfecto)
Sra. Lear Español 2 Unidad 2 Etapa 1

2 You’ve already learned to use the preterite tense to speak about completed actions in the past.
jugar-to play correr- to run jugué jugamos jugaste jugasteis jugó jugaron corrí corrimos corriste corristeis corrió corrieron -ar verbs -er/ir verbs

3 Now you will learn about another past tense called the imperfect.
You can use the imperfect in the following ways: to speak about background events in a story. to talk about something you used to do as a matter of habit (things you used to do) to speak about how old someone was to say what time it was

4 Generally speaking, the imperfect is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end. Los niños jugaban todos los días. The kids would play everyday. (no definite beginning or end)

5 Conjugating Imperfect Verbs
-remove the –ar, -er or –ir and add the appropriate ending -ar verbs -er, -ir verbs -aba -ábamos -abas -abais -aban -ía -íamos -ías -íais -ían

6 Here are the only verbs that don’t follow the pattern.
era éramos eras erais eran iba íbamos ibas ibais iban ser-to be ir-to go veía veíamos veías veíais veían ver-to see

7 Todos cambiamos Tell what the people used to do.
p.117 ACT 11 Todos cambiamos Tell what the people used to do. modelo: No hablo en situaciones nuevas. Antes, hablaba en situaciones nuevas. 1. Mi abuela no trepa a los árboles. Antes, mi abuela trepaba a los árboles. 2. Mis hermanos y yo no nos peleamos. Antes, mis hermanos y yo nos peleábamos.