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The imperfect It is used to talk about the past, but it has different uses than the preterite. The imperfect tells what someone used to do, what things were like, or how things used to be. |
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| definition of the imperfect |
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More phrases siempre
always
tantas veces
so many times
todas las semanas
every week
todos los días
every day
todo el tiempo
all the time |
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Some phrases associated with the imperfect a menudo
often
a veces
sometimes
cada día
every day
cada año
every year
con frecuencia
frequently |
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Imperfect -ar Endings -ar yo-aba tu- abas el/ella-aba nosotros-abamos Ellos/as-aban |
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| spanish imperfect ar endings |
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Imperfect -er/-ir endings -er/-ir o-ia tu-ias el/ella-ia nosotros-iamos ellos/as-ian |
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| spanish imperfect er/ir endings |
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Comer yo-comia tu-comias el/ella-comia nosotros-comiamos ellos/as-comian |
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Hablar yo-hablaba tu-hablabas el/ella-hablaba nosotros-hablabamos Ellos/as-hablaban |
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Vivir yo-vivía
tu-vivías
el/ella-vivía
nosotros-vivíamos
ellos/as-vivían |
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-er ending Example I used to eat helado frequently.
Yo comia frecuentemente helado. |
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-ar ending example I used to walk every day.
Yo caminaba cada día. |
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-ir ending example Vivia a veces mi casa y deurme. |
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Irregular imperfects There are 3 irregular verns in the imperfect, and they will always be irregular in the imperfect. |
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The three irregular verbs are: Ser-to be Ir-to go Ver-to see |
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| 3 irregulars in the imperfect |
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Ser yo- era tu-eras el/ella-era nosotros-eramos ellos/as-eran ACCENT OVER NOSOTROS "e" |
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Ir in the imperfect yo-iba tu-ibas el/ella- iba nosotros-ibamos ellos/as-iban ACCENT OVER NOSOTROS "i" |
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| imperfect ir conjugations |
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Ver yo-veia tu-veias el/ella-veia nosotros-veiamos ellos/as-veian ACCENTS OVER EVERY "i" |
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ver conjugations in the imperfect |
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imperfect irregular examples As a child i was mischevious. De nino, yo era traviesa. |
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| imperfect irregular examples |
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Formula=estar + ando/iendo Estaba estabas estaba estabamos estaban *normally used to talk about things that interrupted the action. (in the preterite) |
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| Using the imperfect to say what is in progress |
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Example I was studyiong when the professor arrived. Estaba estudiando cuando el profesor llego. **Estaba is in imperfect tense. **Estudiando is in progress. **llego is in the preterite. |
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| In progess imperfect example |
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Haber in the imperfect In preterite "haber" means there is, there are="hay" In the imperfect "haber" is there was or there were, and will be conjugated as Habia. |
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| Preterite is used for actions that have been or are seen as completed. |
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To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite: |
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To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite: |
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| -er/-ir verbs in preterite |
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Preterite hablar Hable Hablaste hablo hablamos hablaron |
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Preterite comer comi comiste comio comimos comieron |
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Preterite vivir vivi viviste vivio vivimos vivieron |
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The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events. Ella caminó por el parque.
She walked through the park.
Ellos llegaron a las ocho.
They arrived at eight o'clock. |
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| Actions as single events. |
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The preterite is used for actions that were repeated a specific number of times, or occurred during a specific period of time. Ayer escribí tres cartas.
Yesterday I wrote three letters.
Vivimos allí por cuatro años.
We lived there for four years. |
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The preterite is used for actions that were part of a chain of events. Ella se levantó, se vistió, y salió de la casa.
She got up, dressed, and left the house. |
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| preterite/chain of events |
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The preterite is used to state the beginning or the end of an action. Empezó a nevar a las ocho de la mañana.
It began to snow at eight in the morning. |
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| begining or end of action/preterite |
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more examples- i clean-limpio i cleanED-limpie I eat-como I ate-comi |
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Preterite stem changing irregular verbs -ir -hacer fui hice fuiste hiciste fue hizo fuimos hicimos fueron hicieron |
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Preterite stem changing verbs -Andar -tener anduve tuve anduviste tuviste anduvo tuvo anduvimos tuvimos anduvieron tuvieron |
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Preterite stem changing irregular verbs -venir -dar vine di viniste diste vino dio vinimos dimos vinieron dieron |
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| irregular preterites w/stem changes |
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Preterite stem changing irregular verbs -ver -poder vi pude viste pudiste vio pudo vimos pudimos vieron pudieron |
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Preterite stem changing irregular verbs -traer -estar traje estuve trajiste estuviste trajo estuvo trajimos estuvimos trajieron estuvieron |
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Preterite stem changing irregular verbs -poner -decir puse dije pusiste dijiste puso dijo pusimos dijimos pusieron dijieron |
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preterite of -car -gar -zar verbs -car will change to "qu" in preterite, then add -e. -gar will change to "gu" in preterite, then add -e. -zar will change to "c" then add -e. |
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Examples of car gar zar verbs in preterite... Sacar=yo saque jugar=yo jugue organizar=yo organice |
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