El pretrito e imperfecto EL PRETERITO El pretrito
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El pretérito e imperfecto
EL PRETERITO ü “El pretérito” is one of the past tenses in Spanish. ü It is often expressed by the “-ed” form in English but not always. ü “El pretérito” is an action that has a clear beginning and end to it. ü It is often a one time action.
Ejemplos ü I talked to my mom yesterday. ü Hablé con mi madre ayer. ü I ate my food. ü Comí mi comida. ü Profe taught us the lesson. ü Profe nos enseñó la lección.
EL IMPERFECTO ü “El imperfecto” is another past tense in Spanish. ü It is expressed in many ways. - was/were + -ing - “Would” - “Used to” - And sometimes the “-ed” form.
EL IMPERFECTO ü The beginning and end of an imperfect action is unclear. It is imperfect. ü An imperfect action is - a habitual action. - an action that was repeated more than once. - an action that was in process. - an ongoing action.
EJEMPLOS ü I used to talk to my granny a lot. ü Yo hablaba con mi abuela mucho. (repeated action) ü I was (in the process of) eating, when… ü Yo comía, cuando…
EJEMPLOS ü While you were (in the process of) reading, … ü Mientras tú leías, … ü I would go to the park a lot when I was a kid. (habitual action) ü Siempre iba yo al parque cuando era niño.
How you can use the “pretérito o imperfecto” to convey different meanings. ü I went to the movies a lot. (And I still do) ü Muchas veces yo iba al cine. ü I went to the movies a lot. (And I don’t anymore) ü Muchas veces yo fui al cine.
Can you have the “pretérito e imperfecto” in the same sentence? ü I was (in the process of) sleeping when you called. ü Yo dormía cuando llamaste.
Vamos a practicar I did my homework last night. I always did my homework on the computer. You were studying when dad came home. I walked a lot when I lived in Lake Zurich I woke up, showered, and ate breakfast.
Más I used to throw up on roller coasters. They would always eat at Friday’s. While he was laughing, milk shot out of his nose. IRON ROSE rocked the PAC!! I saw a good movie last week. When we arrived it was 7 pm.
