Transcript What is the IMPERFECT TENSE?

What is a
VERB?
What is the
IMPERFECT
TENSE?
Ahora no practico mucho
deporte porque ya no me
interesa pero antes practicaba
el atletismo.
There are 3 types of verb in Spanish
-AR e.g. hablar
-ER e.g. leer
-IR e.g. vivir
When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR
ending it is called the INFINITIVE.
The infinitive means TO ……
Hablar = to speak
Leer = to read
Vivir = to live
What is the
INFINITIVE?
Find the following verbs in Spanish in the dictionary. Is each verb
–AR, -ER or –IR?
1) to invite
• invitar
2) to introduce
• presentar
3) to prefer
• preferir
4) to reduce
• reducir
5) to break
• romper
6) to dress
• vestir
The STEM
of the verb
When the verb has the –AR, -ER, -IR
ending it is called the INFINITIVE.
When you remove the –AR, -ER, -IR it
becomes THE STEM.
Hablar = habl_
Leer = le_
Vivir = viv_
What is the imperfect tense?
The imperfect tense describes
what someone WAS doing or what
you USED to do.
Examples:
I was playing football
OR
I used to play football
The imperfect tense
I was talking / I used to talk
I was eating / I used to eat
I was living / I used to live
•The INFINITIVE
•The STEM of the verb
- SPEAK HABLAR / HABL__
COMER / COM__
- EAT
VIVIR / VIV__
- LIVE
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What were the characters doing in the extract you saw?
David
Borja
jugar a los bolos = criticar a alguien = to dar consejo = to ayudar a alguien =
to play bowls
criticise someone
give advice
to help someone
rehusar escuchar a mostrar a alguien pelear con alguien molestar a alguien
alguien = to refuse cómo jugar = to show = to fight with =
to
annoy
to listen to someone someone how to play someone
someone
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