Spanish 3H--Preterite v. Imperfect & Vocabulary

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When do you use preterite?

ITS USED FOR EVENTS (one-time events—distinct events no matter how many times they have happened in the past)

IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ACTIONS

Actions have have not happened

Actions within a defined period of time

Isolated actions

Interrupting Actions

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What are examples of preterite?

Nacer, morir, ir

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What do we use imperfect for?

REPEATED ACTIONS

TO SET THE SCENE: WEATHER, TIME, ONGOING ACTION THAT GETS INTERRUPTED

DESCRIBING PEOPLE: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONS, STATE OF MIND, AGE

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Examples of imperfect

ser, hacer, tener, llamarse

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What does saber, conocer, and haber mean in imperfect?

Saber = to know something

Conocer = to know someone

Haber = there existed

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What does saber, conocer, and haber mean in preterite?

  • Saber = to find something out

  • Conocer = to meet someone

  • Haber = there occurred

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Preterite endings for ar

yo=é tú=aste El/ella=ó nosotros=amos ustedes/ellos/ellas=aron

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Preterite for er/ir

  • yo=í

  • tú= íste

  • el/ella= ió

  • nosotros= imos

  • ellos/ellas= ieron

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Ar imperfect endings

  • yo=aba

  • tú= abas

  • El/Ella=aba

  • nosotros=abamos

  • ellos(as)= aban

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Er/ir imperfect endings

  • yo=ía

  • tú= ías

  • el/Ella= ía

  • Nosotros= íamos

  • Ellos(as)= ían

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What are the endings for tener?

tuve

tuviste

tuvo

tuvimos

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What do you change the beginning of querer to when conjugating?

quis

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What do you change the beginning of poner to when conjugating?

Pus