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El Imperfecto
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El Imperfecto
*The imperfect tense is used to describe something that was not perfected or not completed in the past.
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USES OF THE IMPERFECTREMEMBER PWATERS!
• P: Physical/personality description• W: Weather• A: Age• T: Time/Thoughts • E: Emotions• R: Repetition• S: Setting/Scene
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Regular –AR verbs
yo ABA nosotros ÁBAMOS
tú ABAS vosotros ABAISél/ella/Ud. ABA ellos/ellas/Uds. ABAN
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Example with ESTAR
yo estaba nosotros estábamos
tú estabas vosotros estabaisél/ella/Ud. estaba ellos/ellas/Uds.
estaban
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Regular ER/IR verbs
yo ÍA nosotros ÍAMOStú ÍAS vosotros ÍAIS
él/ella/Ud. ÍA ellos/ellas/Uds. ÍAN
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Vivir
yo vivía nosotros vivíamos tú vivías vosotros vivíaisél/ella/Ud. vivía ellos/ellas/Uds.
vivían
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Good news everyone…
There are onlyTHREE IRREGULAR VERBS IN
THE IMPERFECT!!!!!!!!
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Ser
Yo era Nosotros éramosTú eras Vosotros erais Él/ella/Ud. era Ellos/ellas/Uds. eran
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Ir
Yo iba Nosotros íbamosTú ibas Vosotros ibaisÉl/ella/Ud. iba Ellos/ellas/Uds. iban
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Ver
Yo veía Nosotros veíamosTú veías Vosotros veíaisÉl/ella/Ud. veía Ellos/ellas/Uds. veían
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¡Vamos a practicar!
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Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense:
Nosotros _____________ (almorzar) juntos todos los
días.
almorzábamos
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Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense:
Las mujeres siempre ____________ (charlar) por las
mañanas.charlaban
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Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense:
Yo ____________ (llorar) mucho cuando ___________ (tener)
cuatro años.
llorabatenía
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Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense:
Tú _____________ (vivir) en España.
vivías
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Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense:
Las ventanas _____________ (estar) abiertas.
estaban
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Conjugate the verb in parentheses into the imperfect tense:
Jorge _____________ (correr) casi todas las mañanas.
corría
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*Use the preterite if the action started and ended at
a definite time.
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Example: La guerra empezó en 1846.
The preterite is used because it had a definited
starting point.
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*Use the imperfect to talk about past actions without saying when they began or
ended.
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Example:
Los guerreros no tenían miedo del enemigo.
The imperfect is used because there is no definite start or end of
being afraid.
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El Imperfecto
Past tense used for saying USED TO…, WAS/WERE …ING,
WOULD…
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El Imperfecto
When I was little, *I used to walk to school every
day.*I was living in Phoenix.
I would always eat dessert first.
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El Imperfecto
Cuando era niña,*Yo caminaba a escuela todos
los días.*Yo vivía en Phoenix.
Yo siempre comía el postre primero.
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El Imperfecto
1. ¿Qué comías?2. ¿Con cuales juguetes
jugabas?3. ¿Cuales programas de tele
mirabas?¿Qué te gustaba hacer?
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Basic Rules of the
Imperfect
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The imperfect = NO definite beginning or a definite end
Ud. tenía miedo de hablar en público.You were afraid to speak in public.
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The imperfect = in general when an action took place
Nosotros hablabamos en español.We used to speak in Spanish.
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The imperfect = actions repeated habitually
Almorzábamos juntos todos los días.We would eat lunch together every day.
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The imperfect = background information
Blancanieves vivía con su madrastra.Snow White lived with her stepmother.
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The imperfect = sets the stage for another action
Yo leía cuando ella me llamó.I was reading when she called me.
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The imperfect = telling time
Eran las siete de la noche.It was seven o’clock at night.
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The imperfect = telling one’s age
El muchacho tenía quince años.The boy was fifteen years old.
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The imperfect = describing how things were or what things were like
Era un niño muy inteligente.He was a very intelligent boy.
La casa era blanca.The house was white.
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Quiz Yourself!
• 1. Dibujar (6 forms)• 2. Entender• 3. Asistir• 4. I used to play with Barbies (translate)• 5. My mom would visit my grandma everyday.• 6. The kids were studying when…..• 7. What does PWATERS stand for?• 8. Give an example of P, E, and R.