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Pret érito v. Imperfecto

Pret érito v. Imperfecto. Escrito por Mayeken Kehr. Repeated Action, Imperfecto. When I was five years old, I would always dress like Belle. Cuando tenía cinco años, siempre me vestía como Belle. Mental Activity, Imperfecto. I was so angry, I thought about leaving!

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Pret érito v. Imperfecto

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  1. Pretérito v. Imperfecto Escrito por Mayeken Kehr

  2. Repeated Action, Imperfecto • When I was five years old, I would always dress like Belle. • Cuando tenía cinco años, siempre me vestía como Belle.

  3. Mental Activity, Imperfecto • I was so angry, I thought about leaving! • ¡Estaba tan enojado, pensaba en salir!

  4. In Process, Imperfecto • I was writing an essay. • Escribía un ensayo. • I was eating my ice cream. • Comía mi helado.

  5. Physical Descriptions, Imperfecto • It was sunny and windy. • Hacía sol y viento. • The mountains were huge! • ¡Las montañas eran enormes!

  6. Time in the past, Imperfecto • It was early in the morning. • Era temprano en la mañana. • It was five. • Eran las cinco.

  7. ¡CAMBIA!

  8. Single Event, Pretérito • One time, I ate this delicious dessert. • Una vez, yo comí un postre tan rico. • When I was five, I broke my arm. • Cuando era cinco, me rompí el brazo.

  9. Physical Action, Pretérito • She slept. • Ella durmió. • They came, they ate, and they left. • Ellos vinieron, comieron y salieron.

  10. Beginnings/endings, Pretérito • She began to cry. • Ella empezó a llorar. • Yesterday, we played basketball and we won. • Ayer, nosotros jugamos y ganamos.

  11. ¡CAMBIA!

  12. IMPERFECTO Y PRETÉRITO • Imperfecto is the process or ongoing action. • Pretérito moves in like a bulldozer to interrupt the ongoing action.

  13. Ongoing action & Interrupting action • I was reading when my friend called. • Leía cuando mi amigo llamó.

  14. Ongoing action & Interrupting action • I was reading . . (ongoing action) = IMPERFECTO • Leía . . .

  15. Ongoing action & Interrupting action • when my friend called. (interrupting action) = PRETÉRITO • . . . cuando mi amigo llamó.

  16. ¿Comprendes? • Leía CUANDO mi amigo llamó. • PRETERITE INTERRUPTS!! • PRETERITE INTERRUPTS!! • PRETERITE INTERRUPTS!! ¡Yo soy Señor Pretérito! ¡Voy a interrumpir el imperfecto! JAJAJAJA Imperfect

  17. Ongoing action& Interrupting action • Ronaldo was running and suddenly he fell. • Él corría y de repente se cayó. • We were eating when the bell rang. • Comíamos cuando la campana tocó. Dive = echarse/tirarse a la piscina

  18. “Pacha y sus hijos” Un mito de creación • ¨Pacha y sus hijos¨ is a myth that explains the origin of people, culture, and language. • Are there parts of the story of Pacha and his children that remind you of stories you´ve heard in English? • Why do you think they are similar? Or why not?

  19. “Pacha y sus hijos” Vocabulario • Quito, Ecuador (capital de Ecuador) • La selva = jungle • La montaña = mountain • El guerrero = warrior (la guerra = war) • Dejar de + verb = to stop • El cuervo = crow • Los idiomas = languages

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