Preterite v Imperfect LESSON FOR LEVEL II STUDENTS

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Preterite v Imperfect LESSON FOR LEVEL II STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE AND

Preterite v Imperfect LESSON FOR LEVEL II STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN BOTH PAST TENSES

Preterite v imperfect PRETERITE – A SINGLE, SPECIFIC EVENT IMPERFECT – A HABITUAL PAST

Preterite v imperfect PRETERITE – A SINGLE, SPECIFIC EVENT IMPERFECT – A HABITUAL PAST ACTION, THE SETTING • Regular verbs • -ar verbs é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron • Aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban • -er and –ir verbs • Í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron • Ía, as, iamos, iais, ian

Imperfect explanations • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 p. NZ-Bop. Vhs • https: //www.

Imperfect explanations • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 p. NZ-Bop. Vhs • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. PRDovbi. Yg 4 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=gr. NRqe. MJSGA

Video explanations Preterite v Imperfect • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Soo. MUJrq 4 c

Video explanations Preterite v Imperfect • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Soo. MUJrq 4 c 8 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rwt. Z 8 PWEKV 4 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ea. DYh. ZMUAew

8. 3 When to Use the Imperfect In general, the imperfect is used to

8. 3 When to Use the Imperfect In general, the imperfect is used to describe actions or states in the past that do not have a clear beginning or ending. Habitual/ongoing actions without a limiting time frame Cuando yo era pequeña comía galletas todos los sábados. Descriptions/characteristics in the past El profesor era muy inteligente, pero también muy estricto. Dates/times/seasons/weather conditions Era primavera y llovía casi todos los días. Ongoing actions that were happening together Fredi escuchaba música mientras Pepe estudiaba. Background information Hacía mucho frío y no hacía sol. La gente tenía frío, pero todos llevaban abrigos…. © 2020 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 8 -5

8. 3 Imperfect: Regular Verbs As usual, start with the stem. Then add the

8. 3 Imperfect: Regular Verbs As usual, start with the stem. Then add the appropriate ending. -ar endings Yo -aba nosotros -ábamos tú -abas vosotros -abais Ud. /él/ella -aba Uds. /ellos/ellas aban -er/-ir endings yo -ía nosotros -íamos tú -ías vosotros -íais Ud. /él/ella -ía Uds. /ellos/ellas -ían Note written accent marks on all -er/-ir forms. With -ar verbs only the nosotros form carries a written accent. © 2020 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 8 -6

8. 3 Irregular Imperfect Verbs There are only three irregular imperfect verbs. subject ir:

8. 3 Irregular Imperfect Verbs There are only three irregular imperfect verbs. subject ir: to go ser: to be ver: to see yo iba era veía tú ibas eras veías Ud. /él/ella iba era veía nosotros íbamos éramos veíamos vosotros ibais erais veíais Uds. /ellos/ella s iban eran veían © 2020 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 8 -7