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El Pretérito y El Imperfecto. Verb Endings. Preterit. Imperfect. AR: é, aste , ó, amos , asteis , aron ER/IR: í, iste , ió , imos , isteis , ieron. AR: aba , abas , aba , ábamos , abais , aban ER/IR: ía , ías , ía , íamos , íais , ían. Irregular Forms. Preterit. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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El Pretérito y El Imperfecto
Preterit Imperfect
AR: é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
ER/IR: í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron
AR: aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
ER/IR: ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
Verb Endings
Preterit Imperfect
Car, Gar, ZarIR verbs stem-
changeir, ser, dar, ver,
venir, tener, hacer, poner, estar, querer, poder, saber, decir, traer, andar
No stem-changingir, ser, ver
Irregular Forms
Uses of the Preterit
Actions that occurred one time & had a clear beginning and end (even if not stated). I jogged three miles yesterday. We ate at Cheddar’s on Saturday.
Describing reactions I was surprised when I saw the accident.
Verbs that change meaning (conocer, (no) querer, (no) poder, tener, saber) Conocer = to meet, querer = to try/to refuse (no),
poder = to try & succeed, to try & fail (no), tener = to receive, saber = to find out
Uses of the Imperfect
Repeated/Habitual actions…Things that occurred more than once over a period of time We used to ride our bikes after school everyday. She used to visit her grandparents each summer.
Telling Time It was 3:30.
Giving one’s age. He was thirteen.
Giving a location. We were at the mall.
Describing a scene (weather, scenery, etc.) It was sunny. The windows were open.
Uses of the Imperfect, Cont.
Describing a person. She was very pretty.
Describing emotions We were so happy.
Setting the stage for another action…This is when something is going on in the background and something else interrupts it. I was watching television when the doorbell rang. We were taking a test when the fire alarm went off.
The background action (watching tv/taking a test) is in the imperfect and the interrupting action (the doorbell rang/the fire alarm went off) is in the preterit.
Which tense do you need?
We were sleepy.She was 18 years old.I bought new shoes at the mall yesterday.We just found out about their engagement.You used to walk your dog after school every
day.I was so surprised.It was cold and snowing last week.We were studying in the library.He never studied for tests.
