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Pretérito / Imperfecto Pretérito / Imperfecto In general, the In general, the preterite shows preterite shows a a completed action completed action in the past, and in the past, and the imperfect the imperfect shows an shows an ongoing ongoing or repeated action or repeated action in the past. in the past. Following are Following are steps to make steps to make studying the studying the preterite / preterite / imperfect a imperfect a little little easier... easier...

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Page 1: Pretérito / Imperfecto n In general, the preterite shows a completed action in the past, and the imperfect shows an ongoing or repeated action in the

Pretérito / ImperfectoPretérito / Imperfecto

In general, the In general, the preterite shows a preterite shows a completed actioncompleted action in in the past, and the the past, and the imperfect shows an imperfect shows an ongoing or repeated ongoing or repeated actionaction in the past. in the past.

Following are steps Following are steps to make studying to make studying the preterite / the preterite / imperfect a little imperfect a little easier...easier...

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Here are some phrases to give Here are some phrases to give you an indication of preteriteyou an indication of preterite

PretéritoUna vezAnocheEl año pasadoLa semana pasadaEl 4 de julioHace diez minutosEl martes por la noche

De repenteEl lunesEsta mañanaAyerEn seguida

Page 5: Pretérito / Imperfecto n In general, the preterite shows a completed action in the past, and the imperfect shows an ongoing or repeated action in the

Here are some phrases to give Here are some phrases to give you an indication of imperfectyou an indication of imperfect

ImperfectoLos juevesGeneralmenteCada noche… muchoTodos los días

Todo el tiempoEn el pasadoCada semanaMientras

Page 6: Pretérito / Imperfecto n In general, the preterite shows a completed action in the past, and the imperfect shows an ongoing or repeated action in the

Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito

Shows a Shows a completed completed actionaction

El chico hizo su tarea

anoche.

Ayer Ramón habló con su oficina.

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Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito

Focuses on Focuses on the the beginning beginning or end of or end of an actionan action

El coche paró.

Empezó a llover

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Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito

Interrupts Interrupts a a continuous continuous actionaction

Mientras esquiaba, el chico chocó con

un árbol..

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Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito

Generally used with the Generally used with the sensessenses

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Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito

Used with Used with <<Hace + <<Hace + time + time +

que>> to que>> to mean “ago”mean “ago”

Hace un año que Hace un año que yo fui a México. yo fui a México.

Fui a México Fui a México hace un año. hace un año.

I went to Mexico a year ago.

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Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito

Used to Used to show a show a series of series of completed completed actions.actions.

El hombre se despertó,

Se duchó,

y se vistió.

.

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Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto

Shows Shows continuous continuous

parallel parallel actionaction

.

El niño comía

mientras su mamá se bañaba.

.

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Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto

Shows Shows habitual habitual

actions... actions... ‘used to’‘used to’Cuando yo era joven,

yo jugaba tenis.

.

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Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto

Used to Used to talk about talk about

ageage

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Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto

Used to Used to tell time tell time

DatesDates

.

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Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto

Shows an Shows an ongoing situationongoing situation

DescribesDescribesLa profesora llevaba una

camiseta amarilla.

Los estudiantes estaban en la clase de español.

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Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto

Used to Used to express express feelingsfeelings

alegre

deprimido

cansado

enojado

triste

nervioso

contento

aburridotranquilo

El gato estaba alegre.

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Pretérito / Imperfecto

Another way to think of the preterite / imperfect is to think of a stage...

The imperfect is used as the background

scenery and...

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Pretérito / Imperfecto

The preterite is used to talk about what

happened in the foreground...

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Si tienes preguntas,

pregúntale a tu profesor(a)...

Pretérito / Imperfecto

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Pretérito / Imperfecto