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Preterite. Elena comi la cena ayer con la familia Ram rez. Notice the preterite verb ending and the word 'ayer' indicating a certain time. Imperfect ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Other Uses of the Imperfect
  • Page 212

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Preterite vs. Imperfect
  • Remember that the imperfect tense is one of the
    two past tenses.
  • The preterite is the first it describes
    completed past action.

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HABLAR (to speak)
  • Yo hablé
  • Tú hablaste
  • Él
  • Ella habló
  • Ud.
  • Nos. hablamos
  • (LIKE PRESENT)
  • Ellos
  • Ellas hablaron
  • Uds.

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COMER (to eat)
  • Yo comí
  • Tú comiste
  • Él
  • Ella comió
  • Ud.
  • Nos. comimos
  • (LIKE PRESENT)
  • Ellos
  • Ellas comieron
  • Uds.

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Preterite
  • Elena comió la cena ayer con la familia Ramírez.
  • Notice the preterite verb ending and the word
    ayer indicating a certain time.

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Imperfect
  • Lets take a look at the regular endings for the
    imperfect tense.

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HABLAR (to speak)
  • Yo hablaba
  • Tú hablabas
  • Él
  • Ella hablaba
  • Ud.
  • Nos. hablábamos
  • Ellos
  • Ellas hablaban
  • Uds.

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COMER (to eat)
  • Yo comía
  • Tú comías
  • Él
  • Ella comía
  • Ud.
  • Nos. comíamos
  • Ellos
  • Ellas comían
  • Uds.

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Imperfect
  • The imperfect is the second past tense.
  • We learned before that its used to talk about
    what someone used to do or would do in the past.

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Imperfect
  • Well, its also used to describe people, places,
    or situations in the past.
  • For example

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Imperfect
  • Era una casa muy grande.
  • It was a very big house.

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Imperfect
  • Its also used to talk about a past action that
    was continuous or that kept on happening.

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Imperfect
  • Todavía había gente a las tres de la mañana.
  • People were still there at 3 A.M.

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