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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Had8to1Hr3M

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Espaa (para m, No

gracias!)

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Adivinanzas: quin era yo?

Yo tena pelo negro.

Era alto.

Yo era muy delgado.

Era de Indiana.

Bailaba muy bien.

Usaba un guante.

Tena una familia grande.

Era msico.

Tena tres hijos.

Uno se llamaba Blanket

Yo era presidente.

Yo era general.

Tena dientes de

madera.

Tena pelo gris.

Mi cara estaba en el

dinero.

Yo era actriz.

Tena pelo caf.

Cantaba muy bien.

Estaba en la pelcula

El Mago de Oz.

Mi hija estaba enmuchas pelculas

tambin.

Yo era msico.

Yo era de

Alemania.

Escriba

sinfonas.

No oa

nada.

Tocaba el

piano.

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Per 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCDyG

uRkow

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el pretrito vs. el

imperfectoEl pretrito marks a fixed moment or quantity in time:

last night

for 3 years

1847

once

El imperfecto was taking place, was happening in the past, but the starting

and ending points arent mentioned or arent important.

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time line

..Cuando yo era nia

--When I was a kid.. [when did I start? when did I stop?]

Naci mi

hermano. [once]

Empec la escuela en

la clase de la Seorita

Gordon [once].

Cambi a una

nueva escuela

[once].

Mi ta Brbara se

cas.

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Speakers point of view

If the speaker sees the action, or the time period

as completed, the preterit will be used.

Fui a Los Angeles en 1998.

The trip is completed, 1998 is long gone.

This can be used to sum up a situation or condition that

is viewed as a whole unit, and no longer exists.

Cindy S. fue mi mejor amiga.

She was my best friend. She no longer is. The friendship is over. I dont even know

where she is.

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El imperfecto

The speaker explains what was happening; the starting and ending points or

duration either arent known or dont matter.

Vivan en una casa en el desierto.

They were living / used to live in a house in the desert

[When? for how long?}

The speaker is emphasizing the repetitive nature of an action [would always, used to.

etc]

Todos en el grupo llevaban pantalones cortos anaranjados.

Everyone in the group would wear / used to wear

orange shorts.

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Describing age, weather, physical

condition, emotional statesTena 38 aos.

Estaba cansado y

aburrido.

No era muy inteligente.

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Something to keep in mind:

When describing somethingdid these conditions exist

before your arrival or participation? Did they continue after

you left?

El ao pasado vivmos en un apartamento que era

pequeo.

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If you were to translate.

handout

miniprueba next classwhich tensewould you pick?

Examen IIIMonday:

el imperfecto

Weekend and fun vocab

clothes and colors and shopping

Per

weather

pretrito vs. imperfecto