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Title: PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT


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PRETERITE VS. IMPERFECT
  • When to use these past tenses

2
Preterite
  • Sequence of events
  • I woke up, brushed my teeth, and took a shower.
  • Interruption
  • I was watching TV when the phone rang.
  • Main Event
  • It was cold out and snowing. I went sledding.
  • Beginning/End of an event
  • The game ended at 500.
  • Action completed
  • Yo fui al centro comercial ayer.

3
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

4
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)
  • Por la mañana
  • A las 1000
  • El martes/lunes/etc.
  • Parenthesis indicate a measure of time that can
    be interchangeable.
  • Ex (El año) pasado
  • El verano pasado

5
Imperfect
  • Description
  • My mother was tall.
  • Age
  • I was 18 years old.
  • Repeated Action
  • I always got good grades.
  • Every summer we went camping.
  • Emotion
  • I was bored.
  • Time
  • It was 500 in the afternoon.
  • Weather
  • It was raining.
  • Ongoing Action
  • My mother was cleaning the kitchen.
  • Background information
  • It was a rainy and foggy day. My sisters were
    playing and my parents were reading the paper.
  • Use to.
  • I use to love that movie!

6
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

7
Phrases that indicate use of the Imperfect
  • A menudo
  • A veces
  • Cada (día)
  • Nunca
  • Rara vez
  • Siempre
  • Casi siempre
  • En aquella época
  • Frecuentemente
  • Generalmente
  • Muchas veces
  • Mucho
  • De vez en cuando
  • Con frecuencia

8
Examples of the preterite tense
  • Paco trabajó en el 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 en 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.

11
Practice
  • Anoche Luís comió/comía unos tacos.
  • Hace un año viajamos/viajábamos a Costa Rica.
  • Isabel tuvo/tenía seis años cuando
    aprendió/aprendía a montar la bicicleta.
  • Yo estuve/estaba en la clase de historia cuando
    mi mamá me llamó/llamaba.
  • Fueron/Eran las tres de la tarde cuando Marco
    llegó/llegaba a casa.
  • Tú siempre sacaste/sacabas buenas notas.
  • Manuela fue/era muy simpática.
  • El otro día yo fui/iba a la biblioteca.
  • Nosotras asistimos/asistíamos a la clase de baile
    solamente tres veces.
  • 10)De vez en cuando mi mamá cocinó/cocinaba
    comida china.
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