~the imperfect tense~. 2 main past tenses in spanish in spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to...
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2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish
In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past:
1. El Pretérito2. El Imperfecto
El Pretérito
Specific actions in the past (you can prove it).
I arrived at 3:00 yesterday. (It happened and I can prove it. check the
flight records at 3:00 yesterday!)llegué a las tres ayer.
Lisa studied from 2:00-5:00 yesterday.Lisa estudió de las dos hasta las cinco
ayer.
El Imperfecto
Imperfect is more general NOT specific:I used to dance. (No real proof that I actually danced)Bailaba
El Imperfecto As a child, I used to always play
soccer.
My family and I used to vacation in Hawaii every Summer.
I was very shy as a kid.
Conjugation: Endings
Drop the Ending (AR, ER, IR) Add:
For AR Verbs: abaabasabaábamos (*Note the accent mark*)
aban
Conjugation: Endings
For ER and IR Verbs:
íaíasíaíamosían
*NOTE = All of the endings have an accent on the “i”
Preterit Irregularsdij
Decir DijQuerer QuisHacer HicTener que Tuv quePoder PudPoner pus
e imosiste o ieron
Preterit Irregulars
1. “yo” form only!!! 2. Remove the “car”, “gar”, “zar” Add:car – quégar – guézar – cé
“car”, “gar”, “zar”
Preterit Irregulars
Both “dar” and “ver” conjugate the same. dar = to give
Both use “er/ir” endings with NO accents.
di (I gave) dimos (we gave)
diste (you gave) dio (he/she gave) You (formal) gave
dieron (they gave) (you guys gave)
vi (I saw) vimos (we saw)
viste (you saw) vio (he/she saw) You (formal) saw
vieron (they saw) (you guys saw)
Dar to give ver to see
Use the Impefect:
to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly.I used to walk every day.Yo caminaba cada día.I studied at 3:00 every day.Estudiaba a las tres cada día.
We would eat watermelon every summer.
Comíamos sandía todos los veranos.
Imperfect Tense
DESCRIPTION is usually imperfect tense!She was tall. era alta. They were funny.eran cómicos
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