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Pretérito vs. Imperfecto

Pretérito vs. Imperfecto. . . Salto Ángel

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Pretérito vs. Imperfecto

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  1. Pretérito vs. Imperfecto . Salto Ángel At 3,212 feet tall (approximately 6/10 of a mile), Angel Falls is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall. Although the waterfall is in Venezuela, it is named after an American Aviator, Jimmie Angel, who was the first to fly over the falls in 1933. He returned in 1937, only to have to do an emergency landing a the top of the mountain-plain… during which his aircraft was damaged. He and his party spent the next 11 days hiking back through the jungle to civilization. Upon their return, the falls became known by his name. It is now a popular ecoturism destination. Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls

  2. When do we use them? • Imperfect • Actions not seen as complete (general - no defined beginning and end) • Repeated events • Descriptions in the past • Background information • “Used to” (time frame not explicitly specified) • “Was _____ing” (often interrupted by preterite) • Time, age, weather • Preterite • Completed action (Specific - had a definite beginning and end) • Single events • Interrupting actions

  3. Primero… el pretérito

  4. Completed Action(specified time period) • Los dinosaurios reinaron por millones de años. • Bill Clinton fue el presidente de los EEUU de 1993 – 2001, y George W. Bush fue presidente de 2001 – 2009. • Mi hermana estuvo en la fiesta anoche.

  5. Single events • Fuimos al concierto. • Yasaqué la basura. • Manejamos a la playa. • Me bañé. • ¿Hiciste la tarea?

  6. Interrupting Actions • When telling a story, the events in the preterite will interrupt the background information in the imperfect. • Yoestabacocinandocuandollegarontodos los invitados. • El sol brillabay los pájaroscantabancuandoempezó a llover.

  7. Y ahora… el imperfecto

  8. Actions not seen as complete(general, non-specific time period) • Cuando era niña, me gustabajugar mucho. • ¿Temetías en muchoslíos de niño? • Yoleía mucho.

  9. Descriptions in the past/Background information • Miabuela era baja. • El sol brillabay el vientosoplaba. • Habíamuchagente en la fiesta.

  10. “Used to _________” • Cantábamos mucho en el coro de niños. • Túnuncatebañabas. • Yojugabamuchosdeportes.

  11. “Was _______ing” • Yoleíacuandotútocaste la puerta. • Ella pintabacuando el perrocomiósutarea. • Yoestabasentada y de repente, la silla se me rompió y me caí.

  12. Other uses • Time • Eran las dos de la madrugada cuando mi hermanita regresó de la fiesta. • Age • Cuando yo tenia 4 años, fui a Disneylandia. • Weather • Hacía mucho sol.

  13. Preterite time words/expressions • ayer (yesterday) • anteayer(thedaybeforeyesterday) • anoche(lastnight) • durante dos siglos (fortwocenturies) • el otro día (theotherday) • en ese momento (at thatmoment) • entonces(then) • esta mañana (thismorning) • esta tarde (thisafternoon) • la semana pasada (lastweek) • el mes pasado (lastmonth) • el año pasado (lastyear) • hace dos días, años (twodays, yearsago) • ayer por la mañana (yesterdaymorning) • ayer por la tarde (yesterdayafternoon) These words and phrases indicate specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the preterite.

  14. Imperfect time words/expressions • a menudo (often) • a veces (sometimes) • cada día (everyday) • cada semana (everyweek) • cada mes (everymonth) • cada año (everyyear) • con frecuencia (frequently) • de vez en cuando (from time to time) • frecuentemente(frequently) • generalmente(usually) • muchas veces (many times) • mucho(a lot) • nunca(never) • por un rato (forawhile) • siempre(always) • tantas veces (so many times) • todas las semanas (everyweek) • todos los días (everyday) • todo el tiempo (allthe time) • varias veces (several times) These words and phrases indicate repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the imperfect.

  15. Changes in meaning • Some verbs change meaning based on whether they are used in the preterite or the imperfect.

  16. Conocer

  17. Poder

  18. Querer

  19. Saber

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