El imperfecto
Used to talk about things you used to do things you repeatedly did things you habitually did ongoing things in the past
things that were going on when something else happened 2 actions going on at the same time state of being
All in the past!!!!! Descriptions in the past Weather Time Age Likes and dislikes All in the past!!!!!
AR verbs aba ábamos abas abais aba aban
ER/IR verbs ía íamos ías íais ía ían
Remember … ONLY 2 IRREGULAR Ser Ir era éramos iba íbamos eras erais ibas ibais era eran iba iban
El pretérito talks about… Completed past actions Actions done once Actions that have a clear beginning and/or end Interruptions Actions in a series
Ar verbs é amos aste asteis ó aron
ER/IR verbs í imos iste isteis ió ieron
DON’T FORGET The crazies Crazy j’s Slippers Car/gar/zar I to y Oh, phooey!!!!
pretérito o imperfecto??? We used to go to the beach in Texas. They always got up at 9:00 am. She ate breakfast today at 7:30. She was 9 years old. The family went to Europe last year. It was snowy outside. It began to rain. I finished the exam. She liked the rain. He was studying. He was a teacher. They went to the movies, ate popcorn, and cried at the end.