Preterite vs. Imperfect. Preterite Specific events in the past.
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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.