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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,

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Presentation on theme: "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,"— Presentation transcript:

1 El Pretérito y El Imperfecto

2 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

3 Preterit Imperfect Car, Gar, Zar IR verbs stem-change ir, ser, dar, ver, venir, tener, hacer, poner, estar, querer, poder, saber, decir, traer, andar No stem-changing ir, ser, ver Irregular Forms

4 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

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.


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