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U4L1- El imperfecto

U4L1- El imperfecto. Another way of talking in the past. There’s more than 1 way to talk in the past?. ¡¡¡ S í!!! In English too, there are ways other than the simple past tense to say that something happened. Simple past tense: I studied (Preterite)

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U4L1- El imperfecto

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  1. U4L1- El imperfecto Another way of talking in the past

  2. There’s more than 1 way to talk in the past? • ¡¡¡Sí!!! In English too, there are ways other than the simple past tense to say that something happened. • Simple past tense: I studied (Preterite) • Other ways to express past tense: I used to study, or I was studying (these 2 ideas in the past use a NEW VERB TENSE IN THE PAST!) • In Spanish, these ideas are expressed by the imperfect tense. • Preterite: Estudié • Imperfect: Estudiaba

  3. How do we form the imperfect? Regular -ar verbs: trabajaba trabajábamos trabajabas X trabajaba trabajaban Regular -er/-ir verbs: leía leíamos leías X leía leían Note that the yo form and the usted/ él/ ella forms are the same.

  4. ¡Practicamos! CONJUGATE IN THE IMPERFECT! Corría Caminaba Comías Salían Bailábamos Hablaba Jugaban Practicaba • 1.correr- yo • 2. caminar- ella • 3. comer- tú • 4. salir- ellos • 5. bailar- nosotros • 6. hablar- usted • 7. jugar- ustedes • 8. practicar- él

  5. ¡Buenas noticias! There are only 3 irregular verbs: ser (to be) ir (to go) ver (to see) era iba veía eras ibas veías era iba veía éramos íbamos veíamos eran iban veían

  6. ¡Practicamos! [SER, IR, VER] Veía… Iba… Era… Íbamos… Veían… 6. Eras… • 1. I used to see… • 2. I used to go… • 3. I used to be… • 4. We used to go… • 5. They used to see… • 6. You used to be… CONJUGATE IN THE IMPERFECT!!!

  7. YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEE • There are NO verbs that will stem change! • Treat them as normal regular verbs! • I used to serve Servía • You used to return Volvías • We used to think Pensábamos

  8. When do we use the imperfect? • to talk about habitual or customary actions in the past I used to ride my bike to school everyday. Montaba …… Ana always took the bus to school. Ana tomaba… The boys generally played soccer together. …jugaban.. From time to time, we went to Julie Ann’s. ….íbamos… At times you listened to Taylor Swift. …..escuchabas…

  9. To talk about things I used to do: • Cuando yo era niña, siempre jugaba Sega Genesis. Mi juego favorito era Sonic the Hedgehog.

  10. MORE TIMES TO USE THE IMPERFECT TENSE: • to express “”was-ing” “were- ing” He was crying. Lloraba. Tomás was studying. Tomás estudiaba. I was watching T.V. Miraba la tele. You were eating Doritos. Comías Doritos. Ricardo and I were doing our homework. Ricardo y yo hacíamos nuestra tarea.

  11. More times to use The Imperfect Tense: • TWD (to express TIME, WEATHER, or DATES) • Era la una. It was 1:00. • Eran las tres. It was 3:00.

  12. Weather to talk about the weather IN THE PAST use the Imperfect. Hacía sol. It was sunny. Hacia frío. It was cold. Estaba nublado. It was cloudy. Llovía. (llover)It was raining.

  13. Dates To talk about dates in the past, use imperfect. Era martes, el 12 de abril 2008 cuando… Era septiembre cuando… Use forms of SER to talk about dates on the calendar.

  14. With DESCRIPTION IN THE PAST, USE THE IMPERFECT TENSE Carlos was tall but strong. Carlos era alto pero fuerte. He was sick yesterday. Estaba enfermo ayer. María was 16 when… María tenía 16 años cuando…

  15. Cuando tenía ___ años… • Cuando tenía 14 años, miraba Saved by the Bell todos los días.

  16. Cuando tenía 5 años, mi mamá siempre me leíaJorge el Curioso.

  17. Use Imperfect with Mental Verbs” • I knew the truth. Sabía la verdad. • We knew your Mom. Conocíamos a tu mamá. • You wanted to go. Querías hacerlo.

  18. Roundup time! (yippee) • Uses of the Imperfect: • Habitual or customary actions in the past. • Was-ing / were-ing • TWD (time, weather, dates in the past) • description in the past • “mental verbs”

  19. Contesta las preguntas personalmente: • 1. ¿Qué hacías cuando eras niño/a? - Cuando era niña yo jugaba con mis amigos mucho. • 2. ¿Cuáles programas mirabas? ¿Qué leías? - Yo miraba “The Brady Bunch” y leía “Where the Sidewalk Ends” • 3. ¿A dónde iban tu familia y tú cuando eras joven? - Nosotros íbamos a la casa de mi abuela y a la playa todos los fines de semana.

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