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Preterite or Imperfect? Preterite or Imperfect? You’ve probably realized that Spanish has lots of tricky “pairs”: Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine Here’s another one: Preterite/imperfect

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Preterite or Imperfect?Preterite or Imperfect? You’ve probably

realized that Spanish has lots of tricky “pairs”: Ser/estar Por/para Masculine/feminine

Here’s another one: Preterite/imperfect

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Preterite or Imperfect?Preterite or Imperfect? Spanish has two basic ways

to talk about the past: Preterite Imperfect There are also others you

would learn about in later Spanish courses.

In this slide show, we’ll look at some the differences in how each tense in used.

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PreteritePreterite Let’s review some of the

main uses of the preterite. 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 oncePast actions that happen once

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]

cuando yo dormía.

El muchacho caminaba cuando vio el accidente.

Yo leía un libro cuando mi amiga llamó.

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The beginning of an eventThe beginning of an event

Cristóbal Colón llegó a las Américas en 1492.

La película empezó a las 3:00.

Carlos visitó ayer. (he came and went)

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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.

Carlos visitó ayer. (he came and went)

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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 actions in Repeated or habitual actions in the pastthe past

Don Diego siempre fumaba puros [cigars] cubanos.

Todos los días yo estudiaba.

A veces, ellos bailaban en las fiestas.

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Past action in progressPast action in progress Los estudiantes

escuchaban mientras la profesora hablaba.

¿Qué hacías ayer cuando empezó la tormenta?

Durante el verano, Veronica siempre iba a la playa, pero yo trabajaba.

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Description of a conditionDescription of a condition

Here’s an acronym to help you organize descriptions in the past:

AL WEPT

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AL WEPT A: age, attitude,

appearance Cuando yo tenía 15

años… …no me gustaba

comer zanahorias. De niña, Marta era muy

alta.

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AL WEPT L: location La chica acampaba en

el bosque. Vivían en Madrid.

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AL WEPT W: weather Hacía muy mal tiempo

durante mis vacaciones.

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AL WEPT

E-emotions Ellos estaban

contentos. La sala estaba

llena de gente.

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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 teníamos

hambre. ( 2nd actions is a simultaneous actions)

Eran las 5:00 cuando el partido empezó. (2nd action interruption)

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Let’s practice!Let’s practice! Choose the appropriate

preterite 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 en el 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] cuando sonaba/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! Preterite

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.