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El imperfecto vs. El pretérito

El imperfecto vs. El pretérito. Háganlo ahora -complete in pairs. Hagan una lista de palabras que indican que tienen que usar el imperfecto Hagan una lista de palabras que indican que tienen que usar el pretérito Trabajen en parejas hoy.

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El imperfecto vs. El pretérito

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  1. El imperfecto vs. El pretérito

  2. Háganloahora-complete in pairs • Hagan unalista de palabrasqueindicanquetienenqueusar el imperfecto • Hagan unalista de palabrasqueindicanquetienenqueusar el pretérito • Trabajen en parejashoy

  3. El pretérito-words that indicate when we must the preterite. • Anoche • Ayer • Durante • El veranopasado…. • La semanapasada… • Hace un mes …. (semana, año, etc.) • Hacemediahora… Note: underlined word can be interchanged

  4. Situations to use preterite • Completed actions or states • Something that has ended, there is a definite beginning or end

  5. El imperfecto-words that indicate when we must use the imperfect • A menudo • Cadadía • Frecuentemente • Generalmente • Por lo general • Mientras • Muchasveces • Siempre • Todos los días

  6. Situations to use the imperfect: • To describe descriptions in the past • To express a habitual action-always happened • To express the time • To express age • To express an action that occurred simultaneously • To narrate children’s stories • The imperfect tells us about past actions without saying when they begin or end

  7. ¿Es imperfecto o pretérito? 1. El temblor__________________(ocurrir) a las 7:19 de la mañana. -pretérito (ocurrió) (states when it happened) • Todo el mundo__________________(dormir) -imperfecto (dormía) (does not say when)

  8. Alberto__________________(ser) alto. -imperfecto (era) description • En los veranos,_________________(nadar) en el río. -imperfecto (nadábamos) habitual action • Ana___________________(tener) quince añoscuandoterminósusestudios. -imperfecto (tenía) age

  9. 6. ____________________(Haber) unavez (Once upon a time)…. -imperfectohabía (child’s story) • _________________(ser) lasocho. -impefecto (time)

  10. Recuerda…. • The preterite tells you about an action that started and ended at a definite time. • The imperfect tells about past actions without saying when they begin or end.

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