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In general, the preterite shows a completed action in the past, and the imperfect shows an ongoing or repeated action in the past. Following are steps to make studying the preterite / imperfect a little easier. Pretérito / Imperfecto. El Pretérito. ...works something like a still camera. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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...
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
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
Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito
Shows a Shows a completed completed actionaction
El chico hizo su tarea
anoche.
Ayer Ramón habló con su oficina.
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
Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito
Interrupts Interrupts a a continuous continuous actionaction
Mientras esquiaba, el chico chocó con
un árbol..
Usos del pretéritoUsos del pretérito
Generally used with the Generally used with the sensessenses
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.
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.
.
Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto Shows Shows continuous continuous
parallel parallel actionaction
.
El niño comía
mientras su mamá se bañaba.
.
Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto
Shows Shows habitual habitual
actions... actions... ‘used to’‘used to’Cuando yo era joven,
yo jugaba tenis.
.
Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto Used to Used to talk about talk about
ageage
Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto
Used to Used to tell time tell time
DatesDates
.
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.
Usos del imperfectoUsos del imperfecto
Used to Used to express express feelingsfeelings
alegre
deprimido
cansado
enojado
triste
nervioso
contento
aburridotranquilo
El gato estaba alegre.
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...
Pretérito / Imperfecto
The preterite is used to talk about what
happened in the foreground...
Si tienes preguntas,
pregúntale a tu profesor(a)...
Pretérito / Imperfecto
Pretérito / Imperfecto