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EL PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO Dos maneras de ver el pasado Two Ways of Looking at the Past

EL PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO Dos maneras de ver el pasado Two Ways of Looking at the Past. Judy Getty. Usos del pretérito. The preterite is used to narrate a completed action or a series of completed actions in the past:.

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EL PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO Dos maneras de ver el pasado Two Ways of Looking at the Past

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  1. EL PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTODos maneras de ver el pasadoTwo Ways of Looking at the Past Judy Getty

  2. Usos del pretérito • The preterite is used to narrate a completed action or a series of completed actions in the past: Anoche fuimos al cine. Vimos una película cómica y nos reímos mucho. Después cenamos en un buen restaurante.Last night we went to the movies. We saw a funny movie and laughed a lot. Afterwards we ate dinner in a nice restaurant.

  3. Usos del pretérito • The preterite is often an interruption to another event in progress in the past: Marcos estaba leyendo el periódico cuando oyó el anuncio. Marcos was reading the newspaper when he heard the announcement.

  4. Usos del pretérito • The preterite is used for actions that occurred at a specific moment in the past: • Me levanté a las siete esta mañana. I got up at seven this morning • Carlos y Elena bailaron anoche.Carlos and Elena danced last night. • Fui a un concierto durante el fin de semana.I went to a concert on the weekend.

  5. ¿Qué hiciste durante el fin de semana?

  6. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect is used for description in the past: Mis abuelos eran de Grecia. Eran pobres, trabajadores y muy cariñosos. My grandparents were from Greece. They were poor, hard-working and very loving.

  7. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect sets the stage and describes the background of past actions: Era un día bonito. Hacía mucho sol y calor. Todos se divertían. It was a beautiful day. It was sunny and warm.Everyone was having a good time.

  8. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect is used to describe habitual or repeated actions in the past: Cuando Cristina y Sara eran niñas lesgustaba ir a la playa. Jugaban mucho en la arena con su amiga.When Cristina and Sara were little girls they liked to go to the beach. They played in the sand with their friend.

  9. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect is used to describe two simultaneous actions in the past: Nos divertíamos mientras cenábamos. We enjoyed ourselves while we were having dinner.

  10. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect is used to describe an event in progress in the past: Nosotros mirábamos la tele cuando… We were watching TV when…

  11. Usos del imperfecto ¡Mi perro tenía mucha sed! My dog was very thirsty! • The imperfect is used to describe physical, emotional or mental states in the past. ¡Todos estaban muy emocionados! Everyone was very excited!

  12. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect is used to tell what time it was in the past: Eran las cinco y media de la tarde… It was five thirty in the afternoon…

  13. Usos del imperfecto • The imperfect is used to express age in the past: Mateo tenía diecisiete años cuando compró su primer carro.Matt was seventeen when hebought his first car.

  14. ¿Qué hacías cuando tenías 16 años?

  15. _______ un día de primavera. _________ sol y Era/fueHacía/Hizo _________ un poco de fresco. Pedro y Andrea hacía/hizo ____________ sentados en un café cuando de estaban/estuvieron repente Pedro _______ a un viejo amigo de la veía/vio universidad.Pedro ________, hacia él, lo corría/corrió _____________y lo ___________ a tomar un saludaba/saludó invitaba/invitó refresco con él y Andrea.Los tres ___________ tomaban/tomaron refrescos y ______________. charlaban/charlaron Preterite: Specific completed action Series of actions Interruption Imperfect: Background/description Setting the stage Action in progress Práctica: Era Hacía hacía estaban vio corrió saludó invitó tomaron charlaron

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  17. ¿Dónde vivías cuando eras niño? ¿Qué hora era cuando te levantaste esta mañana? ¿Qué hacías anoche a las ocho? ¿Qué hacías el sábado pasado al mediodía? ¿Dónde estabas cuando cenabas anoche? Más preguntas

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