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Preterit vs ImperfectPreterit vs Imperfect
Spanish
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Preterit or Imperfect?Preterit or Imperfect?
You’ve probably realized that Spanish has lots of tricky “pairs”:
Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine
Here’s another one: preterit/imperfect
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Preterit or Imperfect?Preterit or Imperfect?
Spanish has two basic ways to talk about the past: Preterit Imperfect
In this slide show, we’ll look at
some of the differences in how each tense in used.
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PreteritPreterit
This verb tense is used when we talk about a past action that happened one time OR interrupted something
already going on OR was the beginning of an
event OR was the end of an event.
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Past actions that happen Past actions that happen onceonce
Juan se levantó a las 6:00. Gloria llegó tarde a clase. Fui a España el verano
pasado. ¿Hiciste la tarea?
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InterruptionsInterruptions
El teléfono sonó [rang] mientras [while] yo dormía.
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Beginning of an eventBeginning of an event
Cristóbal Colón llegó a las Américas en 1492. La película empezó a las 3:00.
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The end of an eventThe end of an event
Terminé el proyecto a la medianoche.
Los Osos de Chicago ganaron el campeonato de fútbol americano.
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ImperfectImperfect
Next let’s review some of the main uses of the imperfect. This verb tense is used when we talk about a past action that happened many times OR was in progress
“was …ing”) OR described a condition.
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Repeated or habitual Repeated or habitual actions in the pastactions in the past
Don Diego fumaba puros [cigars] cubanos.
Cuando yo tenía 15 años, vivía en Miami.
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Past action in progressPast action in progress
A las 3:00, los estudiantes escuchaban mientras la profesora hablaba.
El teléfono sonó [rang] mientras [while] yo dormía.
¿Qué hacías ayera las 4:00?
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Description of a Description of a conditioncondition
Here’s an acronym to help you organize descriptions in the past:
AL WEPT
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AL WEPT
A: age, attitude Cuando yo tenía 15
años… …no me gustaba comer
zanahorias.
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AL WEPT
L: location La chica acampaba en
el bosque. Estaba allí dos semanas.
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AL WEPT
W: weather Hacía muy mal
tiempo durante mis vacaciones.
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AL WEPT
E: Emotional state Mi hermano era
muy triste y mi hermana era muy contenta.
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AL WEPT
P: physical attributes
Mi padre era muy alto y mi madre era muy baja.
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AL WEPT
T: time Eran las 4:00 y
todos teníamos mucha hambre.
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Let’s practice!Let’s practice!
Choose the appropriate preterit or imperfect form.
Fueron/Eran las diez de la mañana y hizo/hacía buen tiempo.
>>Eran las diez de la mañana y hacía buen tiempo.
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Otro ejercicio, por favor.Otro ejercicio, por favor.
Ella fue/era joven y bonita.
Ella era joven y bonita.
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Un ejemplo más…
Los niños jugaron/jugaban al fútbol en el parque. Su madre leía/leyó una novela debajo de un árbol. De pronto, uno de los niños caía/cayó [fell], se golpeaba/golpeó [hit] la cabeza, y empezaba/empezó a llorar.
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Las respuestas:
Los niños jugaban al fútbol enel parque. Su madre leía una novela debajo de un árbol. De pronto, uno de los niños cayó, se golpeó la cabeza, y empezó a llorar.
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Y por fin…Y por fin…
Dormía/dormí como un tronco [like a log] cuandosonaba/sonó el teléfono. Me levantaba/levanté,iba/fui a la sala de estar, y descolgaba/descolgué [picked up] el teléfono.
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Y las respuestas…Y las respuestas…
Dormía como un tronco cuando sonó el teléfono. Me levanté, fui a la sala de estar, y descolgué el teléfono.
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That’s all, folks!That’s all, folks!
preterit one-time past event OR
interruption OR the beginning or end of an event.
Imperfect Repeated/habitual past action OR
was in progress (“was …ing”) OR
described a condition.
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