Transcript Preterite vs. Imperfect

Preterite, Imperfect, and
Subjunctive
Chris
Overview
This slide show explains the endings,
uses, and the irregular verbs for both the
preterite and the imperfect tenses.
This slide show will also touch base on the
basic endings and uses of the present
subjunctive.
Regular Preterite Endings
-ar
é
amos
aste asteis
ó
aron
í
iste
ió
-er /-ir
imos
isteis
ieron
Uses for preterite
 Indicate a completed action in the past
 Indicate a series of completed past actions
 Indicate the beginning of an action or a
condition
 Indicate the ending of an action or
condition
 Sums up a past action condition or opinion
Irregular preterite
First person singular spelling changes
buscar- busqué
jugar- jugué
abrazar- abracé
Third person spelling changes
creer- creyó, creyeron
ir, ser, and dar
ir/ser
Fui
Fuimos
Fuiste Fuisteis
Fue
Fueron
dar
di
dimos
diste disteis
dio dieron
Irregular preterite #2
Verbs with u in the stem
Ex. tuve
tuvimos
tuviste tuvisteis
tuvo
tuvieron
Verbs with i in the stem
Ex. vine
vinimos
viniste vinisteis
vino
vinieron
Verbs with j in the stem
Ex. dije
dijimos
dijiste dijistes
dijo
dijeron
Different types of irregulars in the
preterite
U stem
andar
estar
haber
poder
poner
saber
I stem
hacer
querer
J stem
conducir
producir
reducir
traducir
traer
Imperfect Regular
-ar
aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban
-er/ir
í
íamos
ías íais
ía
ían
Uses for imperfect
 To set up a continuous background or a scenario in
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which events or actions occur in the past. This includes
telling time, indicating age, and describing weather in the
past.
To describe mental, emotional, or physical states or
conditions in the past.
To describe actions in the past with no clear start or end
point
To describe what one used to do
With ir a + infinitive to anticipate what was going to
(would) happen
Irregular Imperfect
ser
era
eras
era
éramos
erais
eran
ir
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
ibais
iban
ver
veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veíais
veían
Present subjunctive
-ar
e
es
e
emos
éis
en
-er/ir
a
amos
as áis
a
an
Uses of present subjunctive
 The present subjunctive is used to state
requests, wishes, desires, and emotions.
 The present subjunctive has a que in front
of the verb and there is always a change
in the subject.