El pretérito contra el imperfecto
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El pretérito contra el imperfecto ¿Cuándo usamos cada uno?
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El pretérito contra el imperfecto. ¿ Cuándo usamos cada uno ?. El pretérito. El préterito. EJEMPLOS - ¿ Por qué es pretérito ? Carlos played soccer yesterday. Carlos jugó fútbol ayer . Specific action played soccer Specific time yesterday Rosa did her homework. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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El pretérito contra el imperfecto
¿Cuándo usamos cada uno?
El pretérito
El préteritoEJEMPLOS - ¿Por qué es pretérito?• Carlos played soccer yesterday.• Carlos jugó fútbol ayer.– Specific action played soccer– Specific time yesterday
• Rosa did her homework.• Rosa hizo su tarea.–Completed a specific past action
A ahora, ¡escríbense!
Con su grupo, escribe 3 oraciónes en el pretérito y también la razón.
El imperfectoThe imperfect is used to indicate the continuance of a past action or event, or to describe a situation in past time. Neither the beginning nor the end of the event or situation is indicated.In particular, we use the imperfect:
1. To express what was happening (was/were + “ing”), used to happen, or happened repeatedly in the past.
2. To describe ongoing characteristics of persons or things in the past
3. To describe a state of mind in the past, we verbs such as creer, querer, pensar, and saber
4. To express the time of day in the past5. To express the weather in the past6. To express a person’s age when an event took place
El imperfectoEJEMPLOS - ¿Por qué es imperfecto?• The birds were singing.• Los pájaros cantaban.–Describes what was happening (the birds were
singing)• I used to live in Miami.• Yo vivía en Miami. –Describes something I “used to do” (I used to live
in Miami)
El imperfectoEJEMPLOS - ¿Por qué es imperfecto?• Many times, Tomás would arrive late.• Muchas veces, Tomás llegaba tarde.–Describes something that happened repeatedly in
the past• You were blond and had blue eyes.• Tú eras rubio y tenías ojos azules. –Describes what a person or thing was like in the
past
El imperfectoEJEMPLOS - ¿Por qué es imperfecto?• It was five in the morning, and it was sunny.• Eran las cinco de la mañana, y hacía sol.– Expresses time of day and weather in the past
• I wanted to buy a car.• Yo quería comprar un coche. –Describes a state of mind in the past
El pretérito y imperfecto juntosSometimes the preterite and the imperfect can be used together. This most often happens when:1. describing circumstance and conditions (imperfect)2. surrounding a specific event (preterite). EJEMPLO• Juan was studying last night when Maria called.• Juan estudiaba anoche cuando María llamó.– The call is a completed action which interrupted
the ongoing action of studying
Un video para clarificar…
• Si necesitas más ideas para entender la diferencia entre el pretérito y el imperfecto, mira este video.
