The Imperfect… take notes somewhere The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly. I used to walk every day. Yo.

Presentación del tema: "The Imperfect… take notes somewhere The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly. I used to walk every day. Yo."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 The Imperfect… take notes somewhere The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly. I used to walk every day. Yo caminaba todos los días.

2 The imperfect… continued The imperfect tense is also used to refer to actions in the past that occurred over an extended period of time. I used to eat hamburgers frequently. Yo comía hamburguesas frecuentemente.

3 More Imperfect The imperfect tense is also used to "set the stage" for an event that occurred in the past. We were coming home when we saw Juan. Veníamos a casa cuando vimos a Juan.

4 Keep writing this down Actions which are not physical, that is feelings and mental actions, usually use the imperfect tense. Felix was feeling sick. Felix estaba enfermo.

5 This is also good to write down. The imperfect is frequently associated with phrases that describe the frequency of past actions. A menudo = oftenA veces = sometimes Mucho = a lotTodo el tiempo = all the time Siempre = alwaysNunca = never

6 You NEED to write this down Regular forms of the imperfect are formed by adding the following endings to the stem of the verb: ar er/ir YoHabl-abaViv-ía TúHabl-abasViv-ías Él(la)Habl-abaViv-ía Nos.Habl-ábamosViv-íamos Ust.Habl-abanViv-ían Ellos(as)Habl-abanViv-ían

7 One last thing you must know… Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: SerVerIr YoEraVeíaIba TúErasVeíasIbas Él(la)EraVeíaIba Nos.ÉramosVeíamosÍbamos Ust.EranVeíanIban Ellos(as)EranVeíanIban

8 CONJUGATE THE FOLLOWING VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT. 1. LIMPIAR – to clean 2. ESTAR – to be 3. PODER – to be able to 4. SER – to be 5. IR – to go 6. ESCRIBIR – to write

9 FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE IMPERFECT CONJUGATION. 1. Poder – Nosotros no _________ bailar. 2. Ir – La muchacha ______ al restaurante con frecuencia. 3. Escribir – A veces Carmen _______ muchas historias. 4. Limpiar – Ella ________ la casa todo el día. 5. Leer – A veces tú _______ la revista. 6. Estar – Todo el día la alumna_______en la Universidad. 7. Ser - ________ la una de la tarde. 8. Estar – Todo el día yo ________ en la casa. 9. Amar – Nosotros _________ a ustedes. 10. Poder – Tú _________ ayudarme.

10 FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE IMPERFECT CONJUAGATION OF A WORD FROM THE BOX. 1. Tú siempre ________ antes de un examen. 2. Rebeca nunca ______ enojada. 3. Mi hermana y yo _________ en Nueva York. 4. Juan _______ ayudarme. 5. A veces yo ________ un coche rojo. 6. Yo ________ en el restaurante con frecuencia. 7. Pedro ______ a Carmen. 8. Usted _______ el coche cada semana. 9. _________ las cinco de la mañana. SER AMAR VIVIR COMER ESTAR LIMPIAR PODER QUERER ESTUDIAR