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Preterite and Imperfect Verbs …the tricky past is present

Preterite and Imperfect Verbs …the tricky past is present

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Page 1: Preterite and Imperfect Verbs …the tricky past is present

Preterite and Imperfect Verbs

…the tricky past is present

Page 2: Preterite and Imperfect Verbs …the tricky past is present

Uses for Preterite and Imperfect

Preterite ImperfectC completed actions: single actions or series of actionsF focus on beginning of an actionF focus on an actions coming to an end

P physical or emotional statesH habitual actionsA ageT time C continuing actionsO ongoing situationsW weather

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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.

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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)

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Practice

I left Florida, and wentto Belize. It was sunnywhen I arrived!

Salí de Florida, y fui a Belize. Hacía mucho sol cuando llegué.

(action, weather, action)

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Practice

It was four o’clock when my mom sent me an e-mail.

Eran las cuatro cuando mi madre me mandó un e-mail.

She was sad, because she missed (extrañar) me.

Estaba triste, porque me extrañaba.

(time, action, emotion, emotion)

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Imperfect FormationRegulares escuchar yo escuchaba nosotros escuch‡bamos t escuchabas Ud. escuchaba Uds. escuchaban ˇl/e lla ellos/ellas vivir yo viv’a nosotros viv’amos t viv’as Ud. viv’a Uds. viv’an ˇl/e lla ellos/ellas beber yo beb’a nosotros beb’amos t beb’as Ud. beb’as Uds. beb’an ˇl/e lla ellos/ellas

Irregulares ir yo iba nosotros ’bamos t ibas Ud. iba Uds. iban ˇl/e lla ellos/ellas ser yo era nosotros ˇra mos t eras Ud. era Uds. eran ˇl/e lla ellos/ellas ver yo ve’a nosotros ve’amos t ve’as Ud. ve’a Uds. ve’an ˇl/e lla ellos/ellas

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Preterite Formation

Irregular verbs (no ŅrulesÓ, you must memorize them)

ser/ir yo fui nosotros fuimos t fuiste Ud. fue Uds. fueron ˇl/ ella ellos/ellas tener yo tuve nosotros tuvimos t tuviste Ud. tuvo Uds. tuvieron ˇl/ ella ellos/ellas dormir yo dorm’ nosotros dormimos t dormiste Ud. durmi— Uds. durmieron ˇl/ ella ellos/ellas

Regular verbs cantar yo cantˇ nosotros cantamos t cantaste Ud. cant— Uds. cantaron ˇl/ ella ellos/ellas beber yo beb’ nosotros bebimos t bebiste Ud. bebi— Uds. bebieron ˇl/ ella ellos/ellas vivir yo viv’ nosotros vivimos t viviste Ud. vivi— Uds. vivieron ˇl/ ella ellos/ellas

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More Practice

Preterite and Imperfect Practicehttp://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/superhombre.html

Grammar Help

Preterite vs. Imperfecthttp://php.indiana.edu/~jsoto/

PreteritoImperfecto.html Online Verb Tutorial

http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/index.htm

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