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Preterite and Imperfect Verbs. …the tricky past is present. Uses for Preterite and Imperfect. Other situations. Something was happening, when an action ‘interrupted’ it. The ongoing action is imperfect, and the action that ‘interrupts’ is preterite. In a long narrative.
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Preterite and Imperfect Verbs …the tricky past is present
Other situations • Something was happening, when an action ‘interrupted’ it. • The ongoing action is imperfect, and the action that ‘interrupts’ is preterite. • In a long narrative. • The part that seems to be descriptive, background info is imperfect, while actions and specific events are preterite.
Practice While I was walking in Florida, I saw a gator (el caimán). Mientras caminaba en Florida, vi a un caimán. (interruption of an ongoing action)
Practice I left Florida, and went to Belize. It was sunny when I arrived! Salí de Florida, y fui a Belize. Hacía mucho sol cuando llegué. (action, weather, action)
Practice It was four o’clock when my mom sent me an e-mail. She was sad, because she missed (extrañar) me. Eran las cuatro cuando mi madre me mandó un e-mail. Estaba triste, porque me extrañaba. (time, action, emotion, emotion)
More Practice W e b R e s o u r c e s Preterite and Imperfect Practice http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/superhombre.html Grammar Help Preterite vs. Imperfect http://php.indiana.edu/~jsoto/PreteritoImperfecto.html Online Verb Tutorial http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/index.htm
