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ACRONYMS TO REMEMBER USES OF:

ACRONYMS TO REMEMBER USES OF:. PRETERITE & IMPERFECT. THE PRETERITE: S.A.F.E. . S pecific instance or a number of/several instances Le llamó tres veces . El me llamó ayer. He called him three times. He called me yesterday . A ction that interrupts ongoing events

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ACRONYMS TO REMEMBER USES OF:

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  1. ACRONYMS TO REMEMBER USES OF: PRETERITE & IMPERFECT

  2. THE PRETERITE: S.A.F.E. • Specific instance or a number of/several instances • Le llamó tresveces. El me llamó ayer. • He called him three times. He called me yesterday. • Action that interrupts ongoing events • Yo trabajaba cuando mi amiga llamó. • I was working when my friend called. • Focus on beginning or ending of action • Empezóa llover. • Itstarted to rain. • Enclosed amount of time • Yo trabajé en McDonald’s por más de 7 años. • I worked at McDonald’s for more than 7 years.

  3. THE IMPERFECT: W.A.T.E.R.S. • Weather • Llovía. • It was raining. • Age • Cuando tenía tres años, quería ser bombera. • When I was three, I wanted to be a firefighter. • Time • Eranlascuatro. • It was four o'clock. • Emotion • Estabatriste. • I was sad. • Repetition • Yo visitaba a mi abuela de vez en cuando. • I used to visit my grandmother from time to time. • Setting or description • (Answers the questions: What was happening?What was … like?)* • El sol brillaba y la vista era bonita. • The sun was shining and the view was pretty. • *(What was happening? –The sun was shining.) • (What was the view like? –It was pretty.)

  4. THE IMPERFECT: D.U.W.I.T • D escribing in the past . • La chica era bonita . • U “Used to”or to note a repeated past event . • Yo corría en el parque. • W was/were and Ing . • La chicaestabahablando . • I To talk about inside feelings in the past . • Yo quería comer . • T telling the time in the past . • Eran las 3 cuando Pepe llegó.

  5. 1. It was snowinga lot when I was in Denver.nevónevaba • 2. John was playingMonopoly with Sally.jugójugaba • 3. When I was in Paris I sawthe Mona Lisa.viveía • 4. I was in the principal's office frequently.estuveestaba • 5. You wroteto Mom every week, I heard.escribisteescribías • 6. Where did you go after class today?fuisteibas • 7. I used to likewatching television.gustógustaba • 8. When I saw her I kissed her.besébesaba • 9. He never paid his bills on time.pagópagaba 10. My teacher screamed at me during class today.gritógritaba • 11. My teacher screamedat me whenever I didn't study.gritógritaba • 12. It was5 p.m. when he arrived.fueroneran • 13. It was 5 p.m. when he arrived.llególlegaba • 13. I didn't walkto school whenever it rained.no caminéno caminaba • 15. I didn't walk to school whenever it rained.llovióllovía • 16. I didn't walk to school yesterday because it rainedthat morning. llovióillovía • 17. We cooked dinner yesterday.cocinamoscocinábamos • 18. We cooked whenever our roommate got home late. cocinamoscocinábamos

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