pret v imp formation
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You have met two tenses that you
can use:
The PreteriteThe Imperfect
Preterite Tense
I played
I did play
In English:
The Imperfect
I was playing
I used to play
In English: I played / I did play
The Preterite Tense is formed by adding endings onto the stem.
AR Verbscomprar
IYou (sg)He / she / itWeYou (pl)They
compr compr compr compr compr compr
comprécomprastecomprócompramoscomprasteiscompraron
Practise………Practise………caminar(to walk)
dibujar(to draw)
hablar(to speak)
mirar(to watch)
trabajar(to work)
1. I walked
2. She watched
3. They worked
4. We drew
5. You (sg) spoke
caminé
miró
trabajaron
dibujamos
hablaste
6. He spoke
7. You (pl) walked
8. I worked
9. We watched
10.I drew
habló
caminasteis
trabajé
miramos
dibujé
ER and IR Verbs vender vivir
IYou (sg)He / she / itWeYou (pl)They
vend viv vend viv vend viv vend viv vend viv vend viv
vendí vivívendiste vivistevendió vivióvendimos vivimosvendisteis vivisteisvendieron vivieron
Practise………Practise………romper
(to break)
correr(to run)
comer(to eat)
elegir(to choose)
discutir(to discuss)
1. We ran
2. He ate
3. I chose
4. You (sg) broke
5. They discussed
corrimos
comió
elegí
rompiste
discutieron
6. You (pl) broke
7. She discussed
8. We ate
9. I ran
10. You (sg) chose
rompisteis
discutió
comimos
corrí
elegiste
Irregular preterites:Irregular preterites:andar
caber
dar
decir
estar
haber
hacer
ir
poderponerproducirquerersabersertenertraervenirver
to walk
to fit
to give
to say
to be
to have
to do/make
to go
to be ableto putto produceto wantto knowto beto haveto bringto cometo see
All of these verbs are
irregular in the Preterite Tense.
Irregular preterites:Irregular preterites:andar
caber
dar
decir
estar
haber
hacer
ir
poderponerproducirquerersabersertenertraervenirver
to walk
to fit
to give
to say
to be
to have
to do/make
to go
to be ableto putto produceto wantto knowto beto haveto bringto cometo see
In other words, they don’t
follow any of the patterns that we have already seen.
Irregular preterites:Irregular preterites:andar
caber
dar
decir
estar
haber
hacer
ir
poderponerproducirquerersabersertenertraervenirver
to walk
to fit
to give
to say
to be
to have
to do/make
to go
to be ableto putto produceto wantto knowto beto haveto bringto cometo see
Check textbook/notes for the verb forms.
In English: I was playing / I used to play
Like the Preterite Tense, the Imperfect is formed by adding endings onto the stem.
AR Verbsdejar
ER and IR Verbs temer vivir
dej dej dej dej dej dej
tem viv tem viv tem viv tem viv tem viv tem viv
dejabadejabasdejaba
dejabandejabaisdejábamos
temía vivíatemías vivíastemía vivíatemíamos vivíamostemíais vivíaistemían vivían
One of the good things about the Imperfect Tense is that it only has 3 irregular verbs !
Ser (to be)Ser (to be) Ir (to go)Ir (to go) Ver (to see)Ver (to see)eraerasera
éramoseraiseran
ibaibasiba
íbamosibaisiban
veíaveíasveía
veíamosveíaisveían
Irregularstem and endings
Uses –ARendings
Stem hasan extra e
Practice……Practice……ganar
(to win)
cocinar(to cook)
creer(to believe)
esconder(to hide)
decidir(to decide)
1. I was winning
2. You (pl) were hiding
3. He was cooking
4. We were deciding
5. You (sg) were believing
ganaba
escondíais
cocinaba
decidíamos
creías
6. She used to believe
7. They used to hide
8. I used to win
9. We used to cook
10. You (sg) used to decide
creía
escondían
ganaba
cocinábamos
decidías
So thereyou are…
A tour A tour of the of the
past tenses met past tenses met so farso far
Now have a go Now have a go at some exercisesat some exercises
to check your to check your understandingunderstanding
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