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El Imperfecto (Imperfect) The Other Past Tense. Los objectivos Understand how to conjugate regular verbs into the imperfect tense Understand how to conjugate.
El Imperfecto (Imperfect) The Other Past Tense. Los objectivos Understand how to conjugate regular verbs into the imperfect tense Understand how to conjugate.

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1 El Imperfecto (Imperfect)
The Other Past Tense

2 Los objectivos Understand how to conjugate regular verbs into the imperfect tense Understand how to conjugate irregular verbs into the imperfect tense Understand when to use the imperfect tense

3 Regular –AR Conjugation
Conjugation formula: (infinitive – ending) + new ending -AR endings -aba -ábamos -abas -abais -aba -aban Example: descansar yo descansaba nosotros descansábamos tú descansabas vosotros descansabais él descansaba ellos descansaban

4 Regular –ER & –IR Conjugation
Conjugation formula: (infinitive – ending) + new ending -ER & -IR endings -ía -íamos -ías -íais -ía -ían Example: tener yo tenía nosotros teníamos tú tenías vosotros teníais él tenía ellos tenían

5 Stem-Changing & Reflexive Verbs
Since the imperfect conjugation is created from the infinitive, stem-changing verbs DO NOT change when conjugated Reflexive verbs act accordingly when conjugated and use the same pronouns as in the present/preterite

6 A Little Practice  -AR Verbs
DESCANSAR descansaba descansabas descansábamos descansabais descansaban MERENDAR (e→ie) merendaba merendabas merendábamos merendabais merendaban

7 A Little Practice  -ER Verbs
SUCEDER sucedía sucedías sucedíamos sucedíais sucedían LLOVER (o→ue) llovía llovías llovíamos llovíais llovían

8 A Little Practice  -IR Verbs
ASISTIR asistía asistías asistíamos asistíais asistían ZAMBULLIRSE me zambullía te zambullías se zambullía nos zambullíamos os zambullíais se zambullían

9 Irregular Verb Conjugations
There are only 3 irregular conjations in the imperfect tense ir ser ver IR: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban SER: era, eras, era, eramos, erais, eran VER: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

10 Use of the Imperfect Tense
Repetitive actions Indefinite time period Background information Time Weather Age Appearance Feelings & Emotions Beliefs

11 Los objectivos How are regular verbs conjugated into the imperfect tense? How are irregular verbs conjugated into the imperfect tense? When is the imperfect tense used?

12 el fin

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