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I was learning the imperfect tense…

I was learning the imperfect tense…. Draw a sheep on your paper. Make sure you can see all four legs. The word IMPERFECT comes from two Latin words:. IN meaning NOT. PERFACIO meaning complete.

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I was learning the imperfect tense…

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  1. I was learning the imperfect tense…

  2. Draw a sheep on your paper. Make sure you can see all four legs.

  3. The word IMPERFECT comes from two Latin words: IN meaning NOT PERFACIO meaning complete

  4. An imperfect action takes place in the past, but it may also shows a past action that is repeated and not necessarily done/completed. Stop freaking out! All that means is that the IMPERFECT tense may be translated in the following ways: •I was walking (this is the most common translation) •I used to walk •I kept on walking •I was accustomed to walking

  5. Now you need to form the imperfect! Go back to your sheep, and… ERASE ONE OF HIS LEGS! Now you have an IMPERFECT sheep. Get the joke? Well, your sheep’s name is Tripod, and he is going to help you learn how to form the IMPERFECT tense. Just remember that an IMPERFECT sheep says, “BĀ”

  6. To form the IMPERFECT tense of a first conjugation verb:ambulōambulāre • Take the ‘stem’ of the word by dropping the –re AMBULĀ • now get some help from Tripod and add –BĀ AMBULĀBĀ (Do you remember the personal endings? mostmustisnt? Because now we are going to use them!)

  7. Let’s put it together… Singular Plural1stambulābamambulābāmus2ndambulābāsambulābātis3rdambulābatambulābantSingular Plural1st I was walking We were walking2nd You were walking You (pl) were walking3rd He was walking They were walking

  8. Let’s put it together… Singular Plural1stambulābāmambulābāmus2ndambulābāsambulābātis3rdambulābatambulābantSingular Plural1st I was walking We were walking2nd You were walking You (pl) were walking3rd He was walking They were walking

  9. Now you try with the verbamōamāre(love)

  10. Singular Plural1stamābamamābāmus2ndamābāsamābātis3rdamābatamābantSingular Plural1st I was loving We were loving2nd You were loving You (pl) were loving3rd He was loving They were loving

  11. To form the IMPERFECT tense of a second conjugation verb:sedeōsedēre • Take the ‘stem’ of the word by dropping the –re sedē • now get some help from Tripod and add –BĀ sedēBĀ (Do you remember the personal endings? mostmustisnt? Because now we are going to use them!)

  12. Let’s put it together… Singular Plural1stsedēbamsedēbāmus2ndsedēbāssedēbātis3rdsedēbatsedēbantSingular Plural1st I was sitting We were sitting2nd You were sitting You (pl) were sitting3rd He was sitting They were sitting

  13. See if you can figure out the tune for this song:ba, ba imperfectaction going on,used to, kept on,were, was – but never done!

  14. We will practice the imperfect next class. Right now, conjugate these verbs in the present and imperfect tenses. pulsō, pulsāre – hitsuperō, superāre – overpowerrideō, ridēre – laughvideō, vidēre - see

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