Uses of the imperfect. Review uses of the imperfect Uses: Ongoing action in the past (Was ____ing) Repeated/Habitual actions in the past (Used to/Would.

Presentación del tema: "Uses of the imperfect. Review uses of the imperfect Uses: Ongoing action in the past (Was ____ing) Repeated/Habitual actions in the past (Used to/Would."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Uses of the imperfect

2 Review uses of the imperfect Uses: Ongoing action in the past (Was ____ing) Repeated/Habitual actions in the past (Used to/Would ____) Description/Circumstances (Setting the stage) – Time – Date – Weather – Location – Age – Physical Description – Emotional State – Attitudes/Beliefs

3 Key words Siempre todos los días cada semana/mes/año/verano los sábados a menudo muchas veces generalmente mientras

4 The imperfect T-O-A-D- S-T-E-W T=thoughts or feelings (mental, emotional, physical states, attitudes, and beliefs) O=other past actions repeating more than once (used to/habitual) A=age D=descriptions of people, places, situations and the physical state of an object. S= setting or scene description (background information, such as the time, the weather, and the location) T=time/date E=existing continuous action or circumstance in the past with no reference to its beginning or end. (was/were + -ing form of verb. W=weather

5 Íbamos al parque los domingos. (Habitual/ used to/ repeated action)

6 Era alto y moreno. Description of physical characteristics.

7 Quería mucho a su familia. (Thought/ feeling/emotion)

8 Eran las tres y media. Time-telling

9 Tenía cien años. Age

10 Eran las dos de la mañana y hacía mucho frío. El detective no podía mantenerse despierto. Setting or scene description (background information, such as the time, the weather, and the location)

11 La puerta estaba abierta. Description of the physical state of an object.