Title: Imperfect Tense
1Imperfect Tense
- Objectivo
- Apply the imperfect Tense
2Imperfect Uses
- To express habitual or repeated actions in the
past - To describe background information
- To tell how old someone was
- To say what time it was
3Irregular Imperfect Verbs
- There are only 3 irregular imperfect verbs
- SER
- IR
- VER
4SER ? To be ? Was
5Practice
- Translate
- It was 7 in the evening.
Eran a las siete de la noche.
6IR ? To go
7Practice
- Translate
- I used to go to the beach a lot when I was a
child.
Yo iba a la playa mucho cuando era una niña.
8VER ? To see
9Practice
- Translate
- I used to see my friends everyday.
Yo veÃa mis amigos todos los dÃas.
10Pregunta
- Cuando eras niño(a)
- Adónde ibas mucho?
- Where would you go a lot?
Iba a(l) place mucho cuando era un(a) niño(a)
11Assignment
- Write 2 sentences with each of the following
verbs ser, ir, and ver in the imperfect tense.
Make sure each sentence contains a context clue.
12AR Imperfect Endings
13Congugate Hablar
14Congugate Bailar
15Practice
- Translate
- When I was a student, I used to study everyday.
Cuando era un estudiante, estudiaba todos los
dÃas.
16Practice
- Translate When my parents were children, they
would dance in the rain.
Cuando mis padres eran niños, bailaban en la
lluvia.
17Practice
- Translate When I was young, my friends and I
would sing at school.
Cuando era joven, mis amigos y yo cantábamos a la
escuela.
18Pregunta
- Cuando eras niño(a)
- Qué te gustabas hacer?
- What did you like to do?
Me gustaba verb cuando era un(a) niño(a).
19Pregunta
- Cuando eras niño(a)
- Qué te gustabas comer?
- What did you like to eat?
Me gustaba food cuando era un(a) niño(a).
20Pregunta
- Cuando eras niño(a)
- Qué jugabas mucho?
- What did you play a lot?
Jugaba game mucho cuando era un(a) niño(a).
21Ar Imperfect Assignment
- Write 1 sentence using the imperfect with each of
the following verbs cocinar, nadar, escuchar,
caminar and patinar.
22ER/IR Imperfect Endings
23Conjugate Comer
24Conjugate Vivir
25Practice
- Translate
- When I was young I would run in the park every
Friday.
Cuando era joven, corrÃa en el parque todos
viernes.
26Practice
- Translate
- When I was ten years old, I used to play sports
often.
Cuando tenÃa diez años, jugaba deportes a menudo.
27Practice
- Translate
- I used to write poetry a lot when I was five.
EscribÃa poesÃa mucho cuando tenÃa cinco años .
28Pregunta
- Cuando eras niño(a)
- Dónde vivÃas?
- Where did you used to live?
VivÃa en place cuando era un(a) niño(a).
29Pregunta
- Cuando eras niño(a)
- Qué hacÃas mucho? What would you do a lot?
Verb mucho cuando era un(a) niño(a).
30Assignment
- Create a flow map to describe things you used to
do when you were 5, 10 and 15 years old. Make
sure you use the imperfect tense.