Preterite vs Imperfect Chapter 2 Esp 3 3913

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Preterite vs. Imperfect Chapter 2

Preterite vs. Imperfect Chapter 2

Esp 3 3/9/13 Hoy es el tres de septiembre. Objective: – Students will be

Esp 3 3/9/13 Hoy es el tres de septiembre. Objective: – Students will be able to distinguish between when to use the preterite or the imperfect tense. Calentamiento: ¿Qué sabes del imperfecto?

Endings PRETERITE person AR IMPERFECT ER IR person AR ER IR í í yo

Endings PRETERITE person AR IMPERFECT ER IR person AR ER IR í í yo aba Ía Ía yo é tú aste iste Tú abas ías Él, ella, ud. ó ió ió Él, ella, ud. aba ía ía nosotros amos imos nosotros ábamos íamos vosotros asteis isteis vosotros abais íais Ellos. aron -Ed Ellas, uds. ieron Ellos. Ellas, uds. aban ían used to or was… ían

Frequency Words PRETERITE ayer (yesterday) anteayer (the day before yesterday) anoche (last night) el

Frequency Words PRETERITE ayer (yesterday) anteayer (the day before yesterday) anoche (last night) el otro día (the other day) entonces (then) esta mañana (this morning) esta tarde (this afternoon) la semana pasada (last week) el mes pasado (last month) el año pasado (last year) de repente (suddenly) IMPERFECT a veces (sometimes) cada día (every day) de vez en cuando (from time to time) generalmente (usually) muchas veces (many times) nunca (never) por un rato (for awhile) siempre (always) todas las semanas (every week) todos los días (every day) todo el tiempo (all the time) mientras (while)

Preterite RULES 1. For actions that can be viewed as single events. El año

Preterite RULES 1. For actions that can be viewed as single events. El año pasado yo fui a Nicaragua. 2. For actions that were repeated a specific number of times. Nosotros escribimos cartas cinco veces en el pasado. 3. For actions that occurred during a specific period of time Este fin de semana corrí en el parque. 4. For actions that were part of a chain of events. Cuando llegamos, la profesora sacó su libro y empezó a leer. 5. To state the beginning or the end of an action. El jueves, ellos tuvieron un examen.

Imperfect Rules 1. For actions that are repeated habitually. Cuando era niña, siempre jugaba

Imperfect Rules 1. For actions that are repeated habitually. Cuando era niña, siempre jugaba con mis muñecas. 2. For actions that have no indication of beginning or end. Mientras los niños pintaban, la mamá sonreía. 3. Weather Hacía sol cuando estaba en la tienda. 4. Attitude El niño tenía celos del chico con helado. 5. Age Cuando tenía tres años, yo dibujaba cada día. 6. Appearance (settings/descriptions) Era un día en mayo. 7. Location Caminaba en el parque cada domingo. 8. Emotion Estábamos muy contentos. 9. Time Eran las dos de la tarde.

The Break Down (in English) Well, it was Tuesday, and I was walking through

The Break Down (in English) Well, it was Tuesday, and I was walking through the park. As I was following a path through the trees, I suddenly fell to the ground. I tripped over a rock. I laughed to myself because I was afraid someone would have seen me fall.

The Breakdown Continued If we want to say… was ___ing or used to do

The Breakdown Continued If we want to say… was ___ing or used to do We If we want to say… did once, aka talked (with the _____ed) We use the IMPERFECT will use the PRETERITE This rule can be broken so follow the rules and examples we talked about on slides 5 & 6.

Verbs that Change Meaning in the Preterite& Imperfect

Verbs that Change Meaning in the Preterite& Imperfect