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Pretérito Vs. Imperfecto Two Past Tenses
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El Pretérito We use preterite for EVENTS
The chain of events in a story line Distinct events, not matter how many
times they have happened in the past One time events
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El Pretérito You may see these verbs in the preterite
more because they tend to be isolated or one-time events Nacer – being born is a one-time event Morir – dying is a one-time event Ir – going somewhere is normally part of a
storyline
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El Pretérito We use preterite with ACTIONS
Actions within a defined period of time Isolated actions Interrupting actions
(that disrupt something ongoing) Actions that did not happen
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El Pretérito You may see these phrases setting up
preterite isolated actions: Un día… Una vez… Por un momento…
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El Pretérito You may notice that the body paragraphs of
a story are mostly in the preterite because they tell us the events in the storyline.
If you had to mark your verbs on a timeline, preterite verbs would make dots on a timeline – each one is an isolated event.
Preterite verbs are the actions that hold a story together – the plot points.
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El Imperfecto We use imperfect for REPEATED
ACTIONS “used to ___” “would ___” in the past Habitual actions Actions over an indefinite period of time
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El Imperfecto You may see these key phrases
Todos los sábados… Cada semana… Por mucho tiempo…
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El Imperfecto We use imperfect to SET THE SCENE
“was ___ing” or “were ___ing” “was going to ___” Weather Time Description of a scene An on-going action that gets interrupted
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El Imperfecto You may see these verbs in imperfect
more than others because they set the scene: Ser (with time) Hacer (with weather phrases)
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El Imperfecto We use imperfect to DESCRIBE
Age Physical Appearance Feelings, Emotions, and Beliefs States of Mind/Body (tener hambre)
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El Imperfecto You may see these verbs in imperfect
more than others because they are often used to describe: Ser (with descriptions) Tener (with eye color, hair color, age) Llamarse (to say someone’s name)
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El Imperfecto You may notice that the first paragraph of a
story is often in the imperfect because it sets the scene.
If you had to mark your verbs on a timeline, imperfect verbs could not fit into a single dot on a timeline – these are things that go on for awhile.
Imperfect verbs are the things that make a story juicy – descriptions, feelings, what was going on in the background, etc.
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El Imperfecto This might work as a partial summary:
OPA TWA FEB“Oprah took a TWA flight in February”
Outward Physical AppearanceTime Weather Age
Feelings Emotions Beliefs
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Meaning Changers Imperfecto
Saber = to know something
Conocer = to know someone
Haber = there existed
Pretérito Saber = to find
something out Conocer = to
meet someone Haber = there
occurred
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I swam yesterday I used to swim.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I swam yesterday
PRETÉRITO
I used to swim.
IMPERFECTO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I went to the zoo
on a field trip. As a kid, I went to
the zoo a lot.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I went to the zoo
on a field trip.
PRETÉRITO
As a kid, I went to the zoo a lot.
IMPERFECTO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I remember taking
that class. I was so confused.
For a moment, I got confused.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I remember taking
that class. I was so confused.
IMPERFECTO
For a moment, I got confused.
PRETÉRITO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I knew my
husband for 5 years before we married.
I met my husband in dance class.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I knew my
husband for 5 years before we married.
IMPERFECTO
I met my husband in dance class.
PRETÉRITO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I found out that
we had a test. I knew that we
had a test
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? I found out that
we had a test.
PRETÉRITO
I knew that we had a test
IMPERFECTO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? There was a fire
drill yesterday. There were a lot of
kids standing outside.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? There was a fire
drill yesterday.
PRETÉRITO
There were a lot of kids standing outside.
IMPERFECTO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? Once upon a time
a baby was born. His name was
Josué, he had lots of dark hair, and he smiled all the time.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? Once upon a time
a baby was born.
PRETÉRITO
His name was Josué, he had lots of dark hair, and he smiled all the time.
IMPERFECTO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? My grandma was
named Elizabeth. She was an artist, she loved her dog, and she watched birds from her deck.
She died in 2006.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? My grandma was
named Elizabeth. She was an artist, she loved her dog, and she watched birds from her deck.
IMPERFECTO
She died in 2006.
PRETÉRITO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? Once upon a time
there was a princess named Anna. She loved snow and played with her sister every day.
One day her sister accidentally hit her with a magic spell and Anna froze. Her parents heard the commotion and came to help.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? Once upon a time
there was a princess named Anna. She loved snow and played with her sister every day.
IMPERFECTO
One day her sister accidentally hit her with a magic spell and Anna froze. Her parents heard the commotion and came to help.
PRETÉRITO
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? This morning I
woke up, brushed my teeth, showered, and went to work.
This morning I was so grumpy. My head hurt and I was so tired and I just wanted to stay in bed.
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¿Pretérito o Imperfecto? This morning I
woke up, brushed my teeth, showered, and went to work.
PRETÉRITO
This morning I was so grumpy. My head hurt and I was so tired and I just wanted to stay in bed.
IMPERFECTO