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El Imperfecto

El Imperfecto. The Imperfect Past Tense. 3 rules for using the imperfect :. The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually or … a) Cuando era niña , yo siempre caminaba a la escuela . When I was a little girl, I used to always walk to school .

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El Imperfecto

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  1. El Imperfecto The Imperfect Past Tense

  2. 3 rules for using the imperfect: • The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually or … a) Cuando era niña, yosiemprecaminaba a la escuela. When I was a little girl, I used to always walk to school. 2. Actions that are not specific in time, have no beginning or end time. b) Almorzábamosjuntostodos los días.We would have lunch together every day.

  3. 2. The imperfect is used for actions that "set the stage" for another action. • Ayer mientras mi madre me hablaba, mi padre llegó. Yesterday while my mother was talking to me, my father arrived. b) Yoleíacuandoentró mi papá.I was reading when my papa entered. (note that "entered" is preterite)

  4. 3. The imperfect is used for telling time and stating one's age. • Eranlassiete de la noche, cuando me quedédormida.It was seven o'clock at night when I fell asleep. b) La niñateníacincoañoscuandopasó el accidente. The little girl was five years old when the accident happened.

  5. Forms of the imperfect, regular verbs: • Endings: -ar verbs: • Yo -aba • Tu -abas • El/ella -aba • Nosotros-ábamos • Vosotros -abais • Ustedes/ellos-aban • Stem: Take the infinitive verb, and remove the last two letters (the infinitive ending): • hablar > habl__

  6. Práctica, conjuga los siguientes verbos: • Estar – to be • Caminar • Cantar • Platicar • Hablar • Patinar • Cocinar

  7. comer > com__ -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. vivir > viv__ -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.  -er and -ir ending verbs:

  8. Comer Beber Tener Pedir Salir Escribir Vivir Decir Práctica, conjuga los siguientes verbos:

  9. ser - to be Yoera Tueras  Ella era Ustedeseran Vosotroserais Nosotroséramos Irregular verbs - Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect:ser, ir, and ver:

  10. ir - to go Yoiba Tuibas El iba Ella iba Ud. iba Nosotrosíbamos Vosotrosibais Ellosiban Ellasiban Ustedesiban ver - to see Yoveía Tuveías El veía Ella veía Ud. veía Nosotrosveíamos Vosotrosveíais Ellosveían Ellasveían Ustedesveían

  11. Other words and phrases indicate repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the imperfect. • a menudo (often)a veces (sometimes)cadadía (every day)cadasemana (every week)cadames (every month)cadaaño (every year)con frecuencia (frequently)de vez en cuando (from time to time)

  12. en aquella época (at that time)frecuentemente (frequently)generalmente (usually)muchas veces (many times)mucho (a lot)nunca (never)por un rato (for awhile)siempre (always)tantas veces (so many times)todas las semanas (every week)todos los días (every day)todo el tiempo (all the time)varias veces (several times)

  13. The preterit tells us specifically when an action took place. The imperfect tells us in general when an action happened. Practica en cuaderno de trabajo p.47-48

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