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El imperfecto. El pasado. Pre térito. I went to the store once. I went to the store 5 times. I used to go to the store. I was going to the store. When I was young, I’d go to the store a lot. Pre térito. ¿?. ¿?. ¿?. ¿?. I used to go to the store. I was going to the store.
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El pasado Pretérito • I went to the store once. • I went to the store 5 times. • I used to go to the store. • I was going to the store. • When I was young, I’d go to the store a lot. Pretérito ¿? ¿? ¿?
¿? • I used to go to the store. • I was going to the store. • When I was young, I’d go to the store a lot. • The above three types of past tense in Spanish are all combined in el imperfecto.
El imperfecto • El imperfecto expresses actions that either… • happened in the past multiple times, habitually or in a routine • When I was young, I ate broccoli every day. • I used to go swimming on the weekends. • For Christmas we’d go to my grandma’s house to celebrate. • or are being described as in the process of happening • He was talking on the phone when… • What were you doing? We were eating.
El imperfecto • We also use el imperfecto… • To say what time it was • To say what day it was • To describe the setting or people before telling the actions of a story • To say how old someone was
Got it? • Actions in the process of happening in the past • Habitual or routine actions in the past • Time, age, and dates in the past • Description of setting or people in the past
¿Cómo formamos el imperfecto? ¡acento! • Los verbos –ar • aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban • Los verbos –ir y –er • ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían • Los irregulares:¡solamente 3! • Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran • Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban • Ver: veía, veías,veía, veíamos, veíais, veían ¡acentos!
Triggers for el imperfecto • When you see these words, usually it will be el imperfecto • siempre always • nunca never • a veces sometimes • muchas veces many times • todos los días every day • frecuentemente frequently • todo el tiempo all the time • cada día every day • varias veces many times ¿Por qué?
Prácticas • asistir – yo • bailar – tú • andar en patineta – ella • desayunar – nosotros • jugar – usted • enseñar – ustedes • tener – él • dormir - ellos • asistía • bailabas • andaba en patineta • desayunábamos • jugaba • enseñaban • tenía • dormían
Prácticas – Traduce las frases • I used to go to grandma’s house every December. • In 1998 I was 10 years old. • It was five o’clock. • The flowers were pretty, the mountains were blue, and the children were playing. • It was November. • We’d never go to the beach. • Every day I’d go to the store. • She frecuently skiied.
Respuestas– Traducciones • Iba a la casa de mi abuela cada diciembre. • En el año 1998 yo tenía diez años. • Eran las cinco. • Las flores eran bonitas, las montañas eran azules, y los niños jugaban. • Era noviembre. • Nunca íbamos a la playa. • Todos los días iba a la tienda. • Frecuentemente (ella) esquiaba.