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El imperfecto

El imperfecto. Capítulo 3. In Spanish there are 2 past tense forms. El pretérito is used to describe actions that began and ended at a specific time in the past. BUT……… There is also el imperfecto . El imperfecto has totally different uses than el pretérito . AND…..

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El imperfecto

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  1. El imperfecto Capítulo 3

  2. In Spanish there are 2 past tense forms. El pretérito is used to describe actions that began and ended at a specific time in the past. BUT……… • There is also el imperfecto. El imperfecto has totally different uses than el pretérito. AND….. • It is easier to form. There are only 3 irregular verbs in el imperfecto.

  3. First….the uses El imperfecto is used for: • habitual or repeated past action over an extended period of time • no exact beginning or ending times • to set the stage for an event that already occurred in the past • for description in the past • to describe feelings and mental actions • to tell time in the past • to describe weather in the past • to equate with the idea of “used to…”

  4. Conjugation of –ar verbs tomar tom yotomabanosotrostomábamos tútomabasvosotrostomabais éltomabaellostomaban ellaellas Ud. Uds. 1 person 2 persons

  5. Conjugation of –er verbs comer com yocomíanosotroscomíamos túcomíasvosotroscomíais élcomíaelloscomían ellaellas Ud. Uds. 1 person 2 persons

  6. Conjugation of –ir verbs vivir viv yovivíanosotrosvivíamos túvivíasvosotrosvivíais élvivíaellosvivían ellaellas Ud. Uds. 1 person 2 persons

  7. Did you notice that the conjugations of –er and –ir verbs are identical? • There are ONLY three verbs which are irregular in el imperfecto!!!!!!

  8. Conjugation of ser yo era nosotroséramos tú eras vosotroserais él era elloseran ellaellas Ud. Uds. 1 person 2 persons

  9. Conjugation of ir yoibanosotrosíbamos túibasvosotrosibais élibaellosiban ellaellas Ud. Uds. 1 person 2 persons

  10. Conjugation of ver ver ve yoveíanosotrosveíamos túveíasvosotrosveíais élveíaellosveían ellaellas Ud. Uds. 1 person 2 persons

  11. Oh yes, one more thing….. Remember hay, that verb that did not need to be conjugated? (there is or there are) Well, the imperfect form is había. This means there was or there were (or there used to be).

  12. Time phrases which may clue you in to el imperfecto • a menudo • a veces • cadadía • cadaaño • con frecuencia • frecuentamente • de vez en cuando • en aquellaépoca • often • sometimes • every day • every year • frequently • frequently • from time to time • at that time

  13. generalmente • muchasveces • mucho • nunca • por un rato • siempre • tantasveces • todaslassemanas • generally • many times • a lot • never • for a while • always • so many times • every week

  14. todos los días • todo el tiempo • variasveces • every day • all the time • several times

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