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Page 1: ~The Imperfect Tense~. 2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past: 1. El Pretérito 2. El Imperfecto

~The Imperfect Tense~

Page 2: ~The Imperfect Tense~. 2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past: 1. El Pretérito 2. El Imperfecto

2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish

In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past:

1. El Pretérito2. El Imperfecto

Page 3: ~The Imperfect Tense~. 2 Main Past Tenses in Spanish In Spanish, there are 2 main tenses used to talk in the past: 1. El Pretérito 2. 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.

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El Imperfecto

Imperfect is more general NOT specific:I used to dance. (No real proof that I actually danced)Bailaba

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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.

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Conjugation: Endings

Drop the Ending (AR, ER, IR) Add:

For AR Verbs: abaabasabaábamos (*Note the accent mark*)

aban

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Conjugation: Endings

For ER and IR Verbs:

íaíasíaíamosían

*NOTE = All of the endings have an accent on the “i”

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Irregular Verbs:

There are only 3 irregular verbs!!!

sereraeraseraéramoseran

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ir

ibaibasibaíbamosiban

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Preterit ar verbs

é amosasteó aron

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Preterit er/ir verbs

í imosisteió ieron

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Preterit Irregularsdij

Decir DijQuerer QuisHacer HicTener que Tuv quePoder PudPoner pus

e imosiste  o ieron

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Preterit Irregulars

1. “yo” form only!!! 2. Remove the “car”, “gar”, “zar” Add:car – quégar – guézar – cé 

“car”, “gar”, “zar”

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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

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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.

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Use the Impefect To:

To Tell Time in The PastAnd

To Tell Sombody’s Age In The Past

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Imperfect Tense

DESCRIPTION is usually imperfect tense!She was tall. era alta. They were funny.eran cómicos

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Preterit Tense

Even actions that occurred 5 times, if they all finished it is preterit tense:

I ate five times yesterday.Comí cinco veces ayer.


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