1. El imperfecto

2. Used to talk about
things you used to do
things you repeatedly did
things you habitually did
ongoing things in the past

3. things that were going on when something else happened
2 actions going on at the same time
state of being

4. All in the past!!!!! Descriptions in the past Weather Time Age
Likes and dislikes
All in the past!!!!!

5. AR verbs
aba ábamos
abas abais
aba aban

6. ER/IR verbs
ía íamos
ías íais
ía ían

7. Remember … ONLY 2 IRREGULAR Ser Ir era éramos iba íbamos
eras erais ibas ibais
era eran iba iban

8. El pretérito talks about… Completed past actions Actions done once
Actions that have a clear beginning and/or end
Interruptions
Actions in a series

9. Ar verbs
é amos
aste asteis
ó aron

10. ER/IR verbs
í imos
iste isteis
ió ieron

11. DON’T FORGET The crazies Crazy j’s Slippers Car/gar/zar I to y
Oh, phooey!!!!

12. 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.