3 ccp t4 preterite and imperfect uses ppt feb 14

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Los Usos del Pretérito y del Imperfecto

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Page 1: 3 ccp t4 preterite and imperfect uses ppt feb 14

Los Usos del Pretérito y del

Imperfecto

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Nota Preliminar The following are just guidelines, not

rules set in stone.

Language is all about meaning and the message that you’re trying to relay to someone, so the rules may not apply in every situation.

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Clue words: pretéritoayer - yesterdayanoche - last nightanteayer - the day before yesterdayentonces - thenpor fin - finallyel año pasado - last yearel mes pasado - last monthla semana pasada - last weekuna vez - oncedos veces - twicetres veces - three times

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Clue words imperfectomientras - whilecada día - everydaycada mes - each monthcada año - each yearde vez en cuando - sometimesmuchas veces - many times, oftennunca - neversiempre - alwaystodas las semanas - every weektodos los días - everyday

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LOS 4 USOS DEL PRETÉRITO

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To express ________________________ in the past.Ejemplos: Hablé con ella ayer.

I spoke with her yesterday.

Comiste la cena.

You ate dinner.

Perdí el autobús hoy.

I missed the bus today.

Single Completed actions

Palabras Claves:

ayer - yesterdayanoche - last night

anteayer-the day before

yesterday

entonces - thenpor fin - finally

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Action completed _____________________Ejemplos: Hablamos por dos horas.

We spoke for two hours.

Nos sentamos por una hora.

We sat for an hour.

Vivimos allí por un año.

We lived there for one year.

Within a time Period

Palabras Claves:

ayer-yesterdayanoche-last night

el año pasado-last year

el mes pasado-last month

la semana pasada-last week

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To express actions done __________________________Ejemplos: Ernesto vino a casa dos veces.

Ernesto came home twice

Ellos me preguntaron tres veces.

They asked me three times

Abrí mi libro una vez.

I opened my book once.

a definite Number of times

Palabras Claves:

una vez-oncedos veces-twicetres veces-three

times

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To express the ___________________ of an actionEjemplos: Juana empezó la tarea.

Juana started the homework.

Hector terminó el libro.

Hector finished the book.

Comencé a caminar.

I started to walk.

Beginning or End

Verbos Importantes:

empezar-to begincomenzar-to

beginterminar-to finish

completar-to complete

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LOS 7 USOS DEL IMPERFECTO

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To talk about ________________ actions in the past. -ING formation in English (“was reading,” “were studying”) Ejemplos: Yo leía cuando él salió de la casa.

I was reading when he left the house.

Juanito estudiaba mientras Ud. bebía un refresco.

Johnny was studying while you were drinking soda.

ongoing

Palabras Claves:

mientras-while

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To denote ___________________ past actionsEjemplos: Nos peleábamos mucho de niños.

We fought a lot as children.

Ana siempre llevaba ese bolso.

Ana always used to carry that

purse.

repeated

Palabras Claves

:

cada día-every daycada mes-every monthcada año-every year

de vez en cuando-from time to time

muchas veces-many times

nunca-neversiempre-always

todas las semanas-every week

todos los días-every day

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To _______________ in the past, including the background.Ejemplos: Ella era muy baja.

She was very short.

Era un día muy bonito.

It was a very pretty day.

describe

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To express _______________________, both mental and physical.Ejemplos: Yo no sabía.

I didn’t know.

Jacinta pensaba en él

She thought about him.

Tú estabas enfermo mucho.

You were sick a lot.

State of being

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Verbos comunes para “state of being” (BRAIN VERBS)

querer desear preferir

poder sentir pensar

saber creer

estar (enfermo, cansado)

tener (hambre, sed, sueño, etc.)

State of Being

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To talk about ______________ in the past.Ejemplos: Llovía mucho.

It was raining a lot / It used to rain a lot.

Estaba nublado

It was cloudy.

Nevaba mucho.

It was snowing a lot / It used to snow a lot.

El tiempo:hacer buen tiempo-to be good weather hacer mal tiempo-to be bad weather hacer sol-to be sunnyhacer calor-to be hot hacer frío-to be cold hacer fresco-to be coolhacer viento-to be windy llover-to rain nevar-to snow estar nublado-to be cloudy estar húmedo-to be humid

Weather

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To talk about _________ in the past.Ejemplos: Ellas tenían 8 años cuando se

mudaron aquí.

They were 8 when they moved here.

Yo tenía 24 años cuando compré mi casa.

I was 24 when I bought my home.

Age

Verbo importante:

tener + años

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To __________________ in the past.Ejemplos: Eran las tres cuando llegaron.

It was 3:00 when they arrived.

¿Qué hora era?

What time was it?

Nota: Do NOT confuse this with an action that happened at a specific time (preterite). In this case, you are actually telling the time using the verb “ser” in the imperfect.

Tell Time

Verbo importante:

ser

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Comparación con la hora…

Imperfecto: Eran las 2:00 de la tarde. It was two in the afternoon.

Pretérito: Yo vine al colegio a las 2:00 de la tarde.

I came to school at 2:00 in the afternoon.