El Imperfecto

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El Imperfecto!!!!!!

• We have learned about the preterit now its time
  to learn about the other past tense.

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Similarities to English grammar

• The simple past
• The past progressive
• Either would or used to

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USES

• 1- When describing an action or state that keeps
  going, and going and going.did I mention it
  keeps going?
• (but makes not reference to an exact beginning,
  duration, or end of the action)

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Did you say example?

• Cuando estaba en Puerto Rico, pasaba mucho tiempo
  con mi abuela.
• When I was at Puerto Rico, I spent a lot of time
  with my grandma.

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It is also used to..

• Describe..
• Repeated
• Habitual
• Continuous Actions
• BUT REMEMBER EVENTS IN THE PAST!!!!!!!!!!!

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For example.

• Cuando era un austronauta, me ponía un traje muy
  gracioso.
• When I used to be an astronaut, I would put on a
  very funny outfit (lol funny).

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Another use can be..

• To describe two things happening at the same
  time.

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For example (dot, dot, dot)

• Monchito escuchaba al perro ladrar mientras se
  preparaba para comenzar a correr.
• Monchito heard the dog bark, as he prepared
  himself to begin running.
• (.and get the HECK out of there!!!!)

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AND lastly the IMPERFECT can be used when..

• One action interrupts another
• BUT THERE IS A TRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!
• The action the interrupts is in the PRETERIT
• While the interrupted action is in the
  IMPERFECT

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CONFUSE?????(here is an example)

• Miraba al cielo cuando vio un metiorito
  acercarce. (HAY DIOS MIO!!!!!)
• She looked at the sky as she saw a meteorite come
  closer.
• Miraba the interupted is in the imperfect
• Vio the INTERUPTER is in preterit

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Regular forms of the imperfect
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ONLY THREE IRREGULARS
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THE END OF THIS EXCITING PRESENTATION ?

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