Repaso: Preterite and imperfect

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1 Repaso: Preterite and imperfect
Preview Preterite Imperfect

2 Preterite When talking about the past, use the preterite to show that an event or situation had a beginning and/or an end. Use it to talk about something • that happened on a specific occasion or a specific number of times Fuimos de vacaciones el mes pasado. Visité el castillo tres veces.

3 Preterite When talking about the past, use the preterite to show that an event or situation had a beginning and/or an end. Use it to talk about something • that happened for a specific period of time Estuvimos allí por dos semanas y mi mamá estuvo enferma los primeros dos días. • that happened in a sequence of events Llegamos a las diez y fuimos directamente al hotel a dejar las maletas.

4 Preterite When talking about the past, use the preterite to show that an event or situation had a beginning and/or an end. Use it to talk about something • that happened as a reaction to something Cuando vimos las playas bonitas nos pusimos contentos.

5 Imperfect Use the imperfect to emphasize the ongoing nature of a past event or situation, instead of its beginning or end. Use it • to say what people, places, or things were generally like Hace 40 años, las playas eran magníficas. • to say what used to happen for an unspecified period of time Siempre nos quedábamos con mis tíos en Buenos Aires.

6 Imperfect Use the imperfect to emphasize the ongoing nature of a past event or situation, instead of its beginning or end. Use it • to set the scene Hacía mal tiempo. No había nadie en las calles (cuando llegué). • to explain the background circumstances surrounding an event Me sentía mal y la entrada costaba demasiado. (Por eso no fui al concierto.)

7 Imperfect The imperfect is often used after the preterite of decir, oír, or leer with que to report something that was said, heard, or read. Leí en el periódico que había mucho turismo en Mar del Plata.