Transcript El pretérito de los verbos regulares

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El imperfecto de los
verbos regulares
We use the imperfect tense to talk
about things like events or actions
in the past that had no clear
beginning and/or ending.
Ex. I was doing my homework
I used to cry at night
I always annoyed my sister
Regular verb endings for
imperfect verbs
-ar ending verbs
-aba
-ábamos
-er/-ir ending verbs
-ía
-íamos
-abas -abais
-ías
-íais
-aba
-ía
-ían
-aban
OMG!
The “yo” and the
“he-she-it” forms
are the same in
the imperfect tense!
How “loco” is
that!
Imperfect Irregular Verbs
era
ser
éramos
eras
erais
era
eran
Ex. Yo era pequeño
iba
ir
íbamos
ibas
ibais
iba
iban
Ex. Iba a escuela
veía
ver
veíamos
veías
veíais
veía
veían
Ex. Veía la tele
Reasons to use the imperfect
Uncertain beginning and/or end (past tense –ing)
Habitual
Indefinite expression
Description/weather
Time/Date
Origin/nationality
Age
Emotion/Feeling
Mental Process
Past tense
-ing form or
an interrupted
event or
action
Reasons to use the imperfect
Uncertain beginning and/or end
Habitual
Indefinite expression
Ugly
Hippo
In
Deep
Trouble
Over
Angry
Evil
Man
Description/weather
Time/Date
Origin/nationality
Age
Emotion/Feeling
Mental Process
Past tense
-ing form or
an interrupted
event or
action
Reasons for using the imperfect
Uncertain beginning and or ending to a past
action or event. Past tense “ing” form or an
interrupted past tense event or action.
Ex. Lavaba los platos. Estaba picando la
nariz, cuando saqué la foto.
Habitual events or actions in the past occurred
regularly or in expected order or pattern. Ex.
Me cepillaba los dientes. Me bañaba por la
noche.
Indefinite expressions indicated the idea of
infinity or beyond! Like the event or action
always or never occurred using words like
always and never. Ex. Siempre leía. Nunca
bailaba.
Describing a physical or non physical state in
the past tense is imperfect because its precise
beginning or end cannot be determined or
he/she/it could “still”. Weather is also
imperfect in the past. Ex: Era muy gordo.
Tenía hambre. Luvía. Hacía sol.
Time is imperfect because it is an infinite
process that never ends. The date is also
imperfect in the past. Ex. Eran las seis. Era
la una. Era el 2 de abril.
Origin is what something is made of or where
it originates from. Nationality, race and
religion are also imperfect. Ex. Era de
lana. Ella era latina.
Age is always imperfect. Like time, age never
stops progressing forward. Your age in the
past was a non permanent state, which has no
“certain ending”. Ex. Tenía dos años, cuando
aprendí montar en triciclo.
Emotion is imperfect in that it is impossible to
pin point the exact beginning and or ending of
the feeling or emotional state.
Ex. Tenía miedo, cuando me robaron.
Mental processes in themselves are usually
non removeable or difficult to determine start
or finish. You could STILL! Ex. Sabía
mucho, porque sacó muchas notas buenas en
escuela secundaria.