Learning to tell a story. Using Preterit and Imperfect

Learning to tell a story.

Using Preterit and Imperfect

The Imperfect is used to set the scene:

I had a friend.

He liked to eat tacos.

He lived in Naco, Sonora.

He wanted to be famous.

He was tall and nice.

Tener

Gustarle

Vivir en

SerQuerer

Ser AltoSimpático

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=885556&memlevel=C&a=a&q=boy&k_mode=all&s=190&e=216&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=8&k_exc=&pubid=

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=3821016&memlevel=A&a=c&q=famous&k_mode=all&s=1&e=27&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=&k_exc=&pubid=

Preterit tells what happenedThe Imperfect describes the circumstances

One day he participated in a contest. (un concurso)

quickly

He needed to eat lots of tacos

more tacos than the other participants (participantes)

Participar

Necesitar comer

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=4016661&memlevel=A&a=c&q=contest&k_mode=all&s=109&e=135&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=5&k_exc=&pubid=

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=3993523&memlevel=A&a=c&q=contest&k_mode=all&s=82&e=108&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=4&k_exc=&pubid=

He ate lots of tacos.

very quickly

1756 tacos

He atemore tacos than the other participants (participantes)

won the contest (concurso)!

Comer

Ganar

Preterit tells what happened

quicker than the other participants

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=3817049&memlevel=A&a=c&q=win&k_mode=all&s=1&e=27&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=&k_exc=&pubid=

He was happy.

so (tan) happy that he had a party

very happy

at his house

in the afternoon

in his backyard

with all his friends and relatives (parientes)

The Imperfect describes the circumstances Preterit tells what happened

Patio trasero

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=885536&memlevel=C&a=c&q=happy%20boy&k_mode=all&s=1&e=27&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=1&k_exc=&pubid=

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=3915804&memlevel=A&a=c&q=time&k_mode=all&s=82&e=108&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=4&k_exc=&pubid=

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=1371411&memlevel=A&a=c&q=friends&k_mode=all&s=55&e=81&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=3&k_exc=&pubid=

What did he serve?

He was tired of eating tacos!

Hamburgers, of course! (por supuesto)

Servir

Estar cansado de

Preterit tells what happenedThe Imperfect describes the circumstances

http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=3853358&memlevel=A&a=c&q=stomach%20flu&k_mode=all&s=1&e=5&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=&page=&k_exc=&pubid=

The End!

¡El Fin!

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Learning to tell a story. Using Preterit and Imperfect