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Title: PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT


1
PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT
  • When to use these past tenses

2
When to Use the Preterite
  • When an action was completed
  • When an action was completed at a specific time
  • When an action was completed a specific number of
    times
  • When an action began or ended
  • When an action interrupts another action

3
Phrases that indicate use of the preterite
  • Ayer
  • Anteayer
  • Anoche
  • Desde el primer momento
  • Durante dos siglos
  • El otro día
  • En ese momento
  • Entonces
  • Esta mañana
  • El año pasado
  • Hace dos días
  • Hace cuatro años
  • Ayer por la mañana
  • Ayer por la tarde
  • Esta tarde
  • La semana pasada
  • El mes pasado

4
When to use the Imperfect
  • To state in general when an action took place
  • To describe background information
  • To express weather
  • To tell time
  • To tell age
  • To describe physical and mental states and
    conditions, including feelings
  • To express habitual actions
  • To express what used to happen
  • To express what was/wereing

5
Phrases that indicate use of the Imperfect
  • A menudo
  • A veces
  • Cada día
  • Cada semana
  • Cada mes
  • Cada año
  • Nunca
  • En aquella época
  • Frecuentemente
  • Generalmente
  • Muchas veces
  • Mucho
  • De vez en cuando
  • Con frecuencia

6
OJO!
  • Some verbs change meaning depending on whether
    they are in the preterite or in the imperfect

7
Verbs that change meaning in the preterite and
imperfect
  • Preterite
  • Querer- tried
  • No querer-refused
  • Conocer-met
  • Saber-found out
  • Poder-succeeded
  • Tener-received
  • Imperfect
  • Querer-wanted
  • No querer- didnt want
  • Conocer-knew
  • Saber-knew
  • Poder-was able
  • Tener-used to have

8
Examples of the preterite tense
  • Paco trabajó al supermercado hace dos años.
  • Paco worked at the supermarket 2 years ago.
  • Yo leí el periódico ayer por la tarde.
  • I read the newspaper yesterday afternoon.
  • Comimos una torta a la fiesta el viernes pasado.
  • We ate a cake at the party last Friday.

9
Examples of the imperfect tense
  • Hacía mal tiempo.
  • It was bad weather.
  • Yo tenía miedo de la tormenta.
  • I was afraid of the storm.
  • Mi abuelo tenía 84 años.
  • My grandfather was 84 years old.
  • Mi padre era un chico malo.
  • My father was a bad boy.

10
Examples of the preterite vs. the imperfect tenses
  • Beto estudió anoche.
  • Beto studied last night.
  • Beto estudiaba todas las noches.
  • Beto used to study every night.
  • Beto estudiaba cuando se durmió.
  • Beto was studying when he fell asleep.
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