Pretérito e Imperfecto

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1 Pretérito e Imperfecto
Las diferencias

2 La pregunta importante…
What happened first/ next? Conveys the events of a story that took place/did not take place If there is no event in question, there is no preterite

3 Uses of the preterite A single event (completed)
Fui a México el año pasado. I went to Mexico last year.

4 Continued… Visité unos museos. I visited some museums.
One or more events or actions that began and ended in the past Visité unos museos. I visited some museums.

5 Continued… An event that occurred, interrupting another action
...cuando me dijeron la verdad. ...when they told me the truth. ... cuando mi hija nació. …when my daughter was born.

6 Continued… Changes in an existing physical or mental state at a precise moment or for a particular isolated cause Tuve miedo cuando vi el perro I was scared when I saw the dog.

7 Words ALWAYS used with the preterite
*una/dos vez/veces - once/twice (etc.) *muchas veces - several times *ayer - yesterday *un día - one day *el lunes - on Monday *bruscamente - suddenly *de repente - all of a sudden

8 Words ALWAYS used with the preterite
*el año pasado – last year *el mes pasado – last month *la semana pasada – last week *anteayer – the day before yesterday

9 La pregunta importante…
What was the scene? What were the conditions? Conveys the background and conditions against which the events of the story occurred

10 Uses of the Imperfect A habitual or repeated action
Iba a España cada año. I used to go to Spain every year. Visitaba mucho la Familia Sagrada . I often visited la Familia Sagrada .

11 Continued… An ongoing action with no specified completion
Iba a España. I was going to Spain. Visitaba unos museos. I was visiting museums.

12 Continued… Description/background information; set the scene of how things were or what was happening when there was an interruption Estaba en mi cama cuando... I was in bed when... Vivía en Costa Rica cuando... I was living in Costa Rica when...  

13 Continued… General description of physical or mental states of being
Tenía miedo de perros. I was afraid of dogs.

14 Continued… Expression of the time of day or age in the past
Eran las cinco de la mañana. It was five a.m. Era sus cumpleaños; tenía doce años. It was his birthday; he was twelve.

15 Words ALWAYS used with the imperfect
*normalmente/usualmente - usually *de vez en cuando - from time to time *antes - formerly *todos los días - every day *los lunes - on Mondays *cada mes/año/semana – each month/ year/week