The Imperfect Tense: -Ar Regular Verbs Página 175.
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The Imperfect Tense:-Ar Regular Verbs
Página 175
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Preterite• You have already learned to
talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite time.
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Preterite• Ana cantó en la fiesta anoche.• Ana sang at the party last
night.• (Completed past action.)
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Imperfect• The imperfect tense is
another way to talk about the past. We use it to describe actions without any indication of their beginning or end.
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Imperfect• Ana cantaba.• Ana was singing.• (No indication of beginning or
end.)
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Imperfect•We use the imperfect to talk
about actions that happened repeatedly in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express this idea.
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Imperfect• Generalmente caminaban
mucho.• Generally they would walk a
lot.
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Imperfect• Jugaban con otros niños de la
familia.• They used to play with other
children in the family.
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Imperfect• Expressions such as
generalmente, a menudo, muchas veces, todos los días, siempre, and nunca can tell us to use the imperfect.
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Imperfect• Here are all the forms of -ar
verbs in the imperfect. Notice the accent mark on the nosotros form.
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CAMINAR (to walk)Yo caminaba
Tú caminabas
ÉlElla caminabaUd.
Nosotros caminábamos
EllosEllas caminabanUds.
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• Since the yo and the Ud./él/ella forms are the same, we often use the subject pronouns to avoid confusion.
Imperfect
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Imperfect
Let’s do a few more verbs.
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PATINAR (to skate)Yo patinaba
Tú patinabas
ÉlElla patinabaUd.
Nosotros patinábamos
EllosEllas patinabanUds.
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USAR (to use)Yo usaba
Tú usabas
ÉlElla usabaUd.
Nosotros usábamos
EllosEllas usabanUds.
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JUGAR (to play)Yo jugaba
Tú jugabas
ÉlElla jugabaUd.
Nosotros jugábamos
EllosEllas jugabanUds.
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Remember when to use the imperfect:
• If the verb
–1. describes (it has to be in the imperfect)–2. used to / would (it was a habit or a
routine)–3. was/were +ing (ongoing action