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U4L1- El imperfecto. Paquete p. 4. How do we form the imperfect?. Regular - AR verbs (cantar). Cant aba Cant ábamos Cant abas Cant aba Cant aban. Regular - ER/-IR verbs (comer). Com ía Com íamos Com ías Com ía Com ían. ¡ Buenas noticias! There are only 3 irregular verbs:.
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U4L1- El imperfecto Paquete p. 4
How do we form the imperfect? Regular - AR verbs (cantar) Cantaba Cantábamos Cantabas Cantaba Cantaban Regular - ER/-IR verbs (comer) Comía Comíamos Comías Comía Comían
¡Buenas noticias! There are only 3 irregular verbs: ser (to be) ver (te see) ir (to go) era veía iba eras veías ibas era veía iba éramos veíamos íbamos eran veían iban
When do we use the Imperfect? ¡Just DUW3IT!
Descriptions Cuando yo era niño yo ERA muy valiente (When I was a child, I was/used to be very brave)
“Used to” do Cuando yo era niña yo JUGABA con mis amigos mucho (When I was a child, I used to play with my friends every day.)
Weather and date Era el 19 de febrero y hacía mucho frío. (It was Feb. 19 and it was cold.)
What “there was/were” Habíauna fiesta y habíamuchas personas. (There was a party and there were many people)
“Was/were” doing Los estudiantes ESTUDIABANen la clase cuando de repente….. (The students were studying in class when all of a sudden….)
Inside thoughts/feelings and emotions Yo estaba triste. Yo quería ver a mi amigo. (I was sad. I wanted to see my friend)
Time and age Eran las seis y media. Yo tenía cinco años. (It was 6:30. I was five years old)
Expresiones Importantes: When I was a child/As a child As a youngster/As youngsters When I was ___ years old Always.. Every day… While… 1.Cuando era niña…./De niño 2. De joven……De jóvenes…. 3. Cuando tenía # años…. 4. Siempre… 5. Todos los días… 6. Mientras
PRETERIT is ONLY used to for • COMPLETED ACTIONS: • What happened (ej: the warrior died) • What people did (ej: The princess cried) “El Imperfecto” is used to SET THE SCENE OF A STORY; it provides background information to the events that happened by discussing the following: Used to do Was/were doing Weather and Date Time and Age Describe what things and people were like What there was