imperfect uses even though the imperfect and the preterite are both past tenses you will use them...
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Imperfect UsesEven though the Imperfect and the Preterite are both
past tenses you will use them for different reasons.
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The imperfect describes past actions in the process of
happening with no reference to their beginning or end.
I was eating dinner when the doorbell rang.
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Use the imperfect to express time in the past
It was 7:30 when I arrived.
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The imperfect sets the stage upon which other actions take
place
We were at the movies when we found out.
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The imperfect refers to repeated/habitual actions in the
past
She used to go swimming every day.
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The imperfect describes physical/ emotional/ mental
conditions in the past
She was excited when he proposed.
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I was four years old when we moved to Arizona.
The imperfect is used to tell age in the past
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The imperfect is used for gossip, hearsay and rumors
The people of the town said that the big house at the end of the street was haunted.
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The imperfect is used to express the way things used to be.
When we were little, my cousins and I would sneak cookies from Grandma’s cookie jar.
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The imperfect is used to express simultaneous actions.
We listened to the music while we sang along.
While, or mientras, indicates a simultaneous action.
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Let’s review regular endings:
• aba
• abas
• aba
• ábamos
• aban
Endings for -AR verbs
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Endings for -ER/-IR verbs
• ía
• ías
• ía
• íamos
• ían
•Note how all the endings on these verbs have accents.
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Can’t forget the irregulars!
• era
• eras
• era
• éramos
• eran
SER – to be
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IR – to go
• iba
• ibas
• iba
• íbamos
• iban
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• veía
• veías
• veía
• veíamos
• veían
VER – to see
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Try to translate:
• When it was cold, we had soup for dinner.
• Cuando hacía frío, teníamos sopa para la cena.
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• John was very sick when he was young.
• Juan estaba muy enfermo cuando era joven.
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• I used to read every night while I listened to music.
• Leía todas las noches mientras escuchaba música.
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