pretrito

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El pretérito y el imperfecto
The Real Difference!
La carpeta
imperfecto
pretérito
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This is a multi-step project that requires that
you follow ALL directions. It will help you
understand a complicated grammar concept.
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pretérito
Step 1 Write all the conjugations down!
--AR verbs --ER / --IR verbs
U group tener tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos,
tuvisteis, tuvieron estar estuv andar anduv saber
sup poner pus poder pud haber hub caber cup
-é -amos -aste -asteis -ó -aron
leer, creer, oír caer leí, leíste, leyó,
leímos, leísteis, leyeron
-ir stem changers dormir morir dormí, dormiste,
durmió, durmimos, durmisteis, durmieron servir,
divertirse, pedir serví, serviste, sirvió,
servimos, servisteis, sirvieron
-í -imos -iste -isteis -ió
-ieron
-gar, -car, -zar verbs
pagué, pagaste, pagó
busqué, buscaste, buscó
I group venir vin hacer hic (hizo) querer quis
empecé, empezaste, empezo
J group traer traj decir dij
dar ver di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron
ser ir fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis,
fueron
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imperfecto
--AR verbs --ER
/ --IR verbs
era éramos eras erais era eran
-aba -ábamos -abas -abais -aba -aban
ser
veía veíamos veías veíais veía veían
ver
-ía -íamos -ías -íais -ía -ían
iba íbamos ibas ibaís iba iban
ir
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d
escription
a
ction in progress
s
ingle
r
epeated action
c
ompleted
t
a
ime and age
ction in the
p
ast
una vez
el año pasado
un día
había una vez
de repente
muchas veces
ayer,
anoche
con frecuencia
hace un año
a menudo

• Did it happen one time?
• Is it over?
• Is it something you/someone did?

ya
cada día
todos los días
siempre, nunca
mientras
generalmente
todavía
de vez en cuando
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Verbs that change meaning
SABER
found out
knew
knew
CONOCER
met
(neg.) refused
wanted
QUERER
had, possessed
got, received
TENER
managed, (neg.) failed
could
PODER
got, became
ESTAR
was, were
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Use the following checklist to ensure that you
have a complete and correctly done
preterite/imperfect folder.
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• 3 pictures of yourself showing something that you
  did 1 time in your life
• 3 pictures of yourself showing something that you
  used to do
• Sentences for each picture, being sure to include
  a proper signal word in each caption, as well as
  the proper tense. Also, since there are only 6
  sentences total, you should be sure to vary your
  verbs from sentence to sentence. (To exceed the
  standard, use a variety of irregular verbs)
• On the outside of the folder, IN RED, all of the
  endings for the PRETERITE tense
• On the other side of the outside of the folder,
  IN GREEN, all of the endings for the IMPERFECT
  tense
• On the inside of the folder (on the preterite
  side), IN RED, all of the rules and clue words
  for the preterite-- Leaving space for your 3
  photos and captions
• On the inside of the folder (on the imperfect
  side), IN GREEN, all of the rules and clue words
  for the imperfect--Leaving space for your 3
  photos and captions
• In the circle, all the verbs that change meaning
  from preterite to imperfect. Color circle in
  yellow.