the imperfect the continuous past…….the flinstones of spanish
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THE IMPERFECT
The continuous past…….the “Flinstones” of Spanish.
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What is the Imperfect?
• It’s the past that happened continually(ie, Every Monday, I went swimming.)
• What you were like in the past or what you used to do in the past(I was short. OR I played games.)
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Preterite VS Imperfect
The preterite is used to talk about a once completed action. Words such as ayer, anteayer, el otro día, etc….words that indicate that the actions happened only during that moment.
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Conjugations of “AR” Verbs.JUST DROP THE “AR
ENDING”. IT’S THAT EASY.• ABA• ABAS• ABA• ÁBAMOS• ABAIS• ABAN
• ESTUDIAR• YO ESTUDIABA• TÚ ESTUDIABAS• ELLA ESTUDIABA• NOSOTROS
ESTUDIÁBAMOS• ELLOS
ESTUDIABAN
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Conjugations of “ER/IR” Verbs.SAME THING.
• ÍA• ÍAS• ÍA• ÍAMOS• ÍAIS• ÍAN
• TENER• YO TENÍA• TÚ TENÍAS• UD. TENÍA• NOSOTRAS
TENÍAMOS• UDS. TENÍAN
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When do we use the Imperfect?• Weather (Hacía mucho calor.)• Age (En 1975, yo tenía 3 años.)• Attitude (Él era muy perezoso.)• Appearance (Susana era muy baja.)• Location (Cuando era niño, Marcos vivía en AZ.)
• Emotion (Ella era muy feliz.)• Time (Era a las 10:30 por la noche.)
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Words that set off the Imperfect
• Siempre• Todo el tiempo• Cada lunes• Muchas veces• Cuando• De niño• Any word that may set
off a continual motion in the past!
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THE “THREE” THAT HAD TO
BE DIFFERENT!• VER
• SER
• IR
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SER-TO BE(A PAIN)
• YO ERA• TÚ ERAS• ÉL ERA• NOSOTROS
ÉRAMOS• UDS. ERAN
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IR
• YO IBA• TÚ IBAS• ELLA IBA• NOSOTRAS
ÍBAMOS• ELLOS IBAN
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VER
• YO VEÍA• TÚ VEÍAS• PACO VEÍA• NOSOTROS
VEÍAMOS• ELLAS VEÍAN
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CONJUGATE THESE VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT!
1. ESTUDIAR(YO)
2, TRABAJAR(ELLA)
3. TENER(NOSOTROS)
4. ABRIR (ELLOS)
5. CERRAR (TÚ)
6. SER (YO)
7. VER (UD)
8. IR(SPEEDY)
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
9. WHEN DO YOU USE THE IMPERFECT?
10. WHEN USING THE IMPERFECT, WHAT ACRONYM DO WE PULL OUT OUT OF OUR POCKETS? LIST WHAT EACH LETTER MEANS.
11. WHAT OTHER WORDS CAN SET OFF THE IMPERFECT? GIVE 2 EXAMPLES.