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THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS

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Page 1: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

THE IMPERFECT TENSE:REGULAR VERBS

Page 2: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

PRETERITE• You have already learned to talk

about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite time.

Page 3: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

PRETERITE• Ana cantó en la fiesta anoche.• Ana sang at the party last night.

• Completed past action

Page 4: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

IMPERFECT• The imperfect tense is another

way to talk about the past. We use it to describe actions without any indication of their beginning or end.

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IMPERFECT• Ana cantaba.• Ana was singing.

• No indication of beginning or end.

Page 6: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

IMPERFECT• We use the imperfect to talk about

actions that happened repeatedly in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express this idea.

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IMPERFECT• Caminaban mucho.• They would walk a lot.

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IMPERFECT

• Jugaban con otros niños de la familia.• They used to play with other children

in the family.

• Most present tense irregular verbs/stem-changers only are irregular/stem-change in present tense.

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IMPERFECT• Expressions such as generalmente,

a menudo, muchas veces, todos los días, siempre, and nunca can cue us to use the imperfect.

Page 10: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

IMPERFECT• Here are all the forms of -ar verbs

in the imperfect. Notice the accent mark on the nosotros form.

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Yo caminaba

Tú caminabas

Él

Ella caminaba

Ud.

Nos. caminábamos

Vos. caminabais

Ellos

Ellas caminaban

Uds.

CAMINAR (TO WALK)

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• Since the yo and the Ud./él/ella forms are the same, we often use the subject pronouns to avoid confusion.

Imperfect

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IMPERFECT

Let’s do a few more verbs.

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Yo patinaba

Tú patinabas

Él

Ella patinaba

Ud.

Nos. patinábamos

Vos. patinabais

Ellos

Ellas patinaban

Uds.

PATINAR (TO SKATE)

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Yo usaba

Tú usabas

Él

Ella usaba

Ud.

Nos. usábamos

Vos. usabais

Ellos

Ellas usaban

Uds.

USAR (TO USE)

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Yo jugaba

Tú jugabas

Él

Ella jugaba

Ud.

Nos. jugábamos

Vos. jugabais

Ellos

Ellas jugaban

Uds.

JUGAR (TO PLAY) REMEMBER: JUGAR IS ONLY A STEM-CHANGER IN PRESENT TENSE!

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IMPERFECT• Now we will learn the -er/-ir verb

endings in the imperfect tense.

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Yo comía

Tú comías

Él

Ella comía

Ud.

Nos. comíamos

Vos. comíais

Ellos

Ellas comían

Uds.

COMER (TO EAT)

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Yo vivía

Tú vivías

Él

Ella vivía

Ud.

Nos. vivíamos

Vos. vivíais

Ellos

Ellas vivían

Uds.

VIVIR (TO LIVE)

Page 20: THE IMPERFECT TENSE: REGULAR VERBS PRETERITE You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended

Let’s review once more.

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Yo comía

Tú comíasÉlElla comíaUd.

Nos. comíamos

Vos. comíaisEllosEllas comíanUds.

COMER (TO EAT)

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Yo vivía

Tú vivías

Él

Ella vivía

Ud.

Nos. vivíamos

Vos. vivíais

Ellos

Ellas vivían

Uds.

VIVIR (TO LIVE)