Preterito+v.+imperfecto
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Pretérito v. Imperfecto
Escrito por Mayeken Kehr
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Repeated Action, Imperfecto
1. When I was five years old, I would always dress like Belle.
2. Cuando tenía cinco años, siempre me vestía como Belle.
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Mental Activity, Imperfecto
1. I was so angry, I thought about leaving!
2. ¡Estaba tan enojado, pensaba en salir!
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In Process, Imperfecto
1. I was writing an essay.
2. Escribía un ensayo.
3. I was eating my ice cream.
4. Comía mi helado.
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Physical Descriptions, Imperfecto
1. It was sunny and windy.
2. Hacía sol y viento.
1. The mountains were huge!
2. ¡Las montañas eran enormes!
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Time in the past, Imperfecto
1. It was early in the morning.
2. Era temprano por la mañana.
3. It was five.4. Eran las cinco.
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¡CAMBIA!
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Single Event, Pretérito
1. One time, I ate this delicious dessert.
2. Una vez, yo comí un postre tan rico.
3. When I was five, I broke my arm.
4. Cuando era cinco, me rompí el brazo.
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Physical Action, Pretérito
1. She slept.2. Ella durmió.
3. They came, they ate, and they left.
4. Ellos vinieron, comieron y salieron.
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Beginnings/endings, Pretérito
1. She began to cry.2. Ella empezó a
llorar.
3. Yesterday, we played basketball and we won.
4. Ayer, nosotros jugamos y ganamos.
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¡CAMBIA!
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IMPERFECTO Y PRETÉRITO
Imperfecto is the process or ongoing action.
Pretérito moves in like a bulldozer to interrupt the ongoing action.
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Ongoing action & Interrupting action
1. I was reading when my friend called.
2. Leía cuando mi amigo llamó.
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Ongoing action & Interrupting action
I was reading . . (ongoing action) = IMPERFECTO
Leía . . .
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Ongoing action & Interrupting action
when my friend called. (interrupting action) = PRETÉRITO
. . . cuando mi amigo llamó.
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¿Comprendes?
Leía CUANDO mi amigo llamó.
PRETERITE INTERRUPTS!! PRETERITE INTERRUPTS!! PRETERITE INTERRUPTS!!
Imperfect
¡Yo soy Señor Pretérito! ¡Voy a interrumpir el imperfecto! JAJAJAJA
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Ongoing action & Interrupting action
1. Ronaldo was running and suddenly he fell.
2. Él corría y de repente se cayó.
3. We were eating when the bell rang.
4. Comíamos cuando la campana tocó.
Dive = echarse/tirarse a la piscina
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“Pacha y sus hijos” Un mito de creación
¨Pacha y sus hijos¨ is a myth that explains the origin of people, culture, and language.
– Are there parts of the story of Pacha and his children that remind you of stories you´ve heard in English?
– Why do you think they are similar? Or why not?
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“Pacha y sus hijos” Vocabulario
Quito, Ecuador (capital de Ecuador) La selva = jungle La montaña = mountain El guerrero = warrior (la guerra = war) Dejar de + verb = to stop El cuervo = crow Los idiomas = languages