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When do you use the imperfect?
1. Background info
2. Somethin you used to do
3. Saying what time it was in a story
4. Saying how old someone was in the story
When do you use the preterite?
1. Something that happened once
2. Something that happened suddenly
3. Specific/ sequence of events in a story
Imperfect of Preterite?
Por lo General
Imperfect
(in general)
Imperfect of Preterite?
Todos los dias
Imperfect
(everyday)
Imperfect or Preterite?
Tipicamente
Imperfect
(typically)
Imperfect of Preterite?
Ayer
Preterite
(yesterday)
Imperfect or preterite?
De Pronto
Preterite
(suddenly)
Imperfect or preterite?
Mientras
Imperfect
(while)
Imperfect or preterite?
Siempre
Imperfect
(always)
Imperfect or preterite?
Anteayer
Preterite
(the day before yesterday)
Imperfect or preterite?
Generalmente
Imperfect
(generally)
Imperfect or preterite?
Anoche
Preterite
(last night)
Imperfect or preterite?
Frecuentemente
Imperfect
(frequently)
Imperfect or preterite?
El mes/La semana/El ano pasado
Preterite
(last month/weekend/year)
Imperfect or preterite?
Cuando era nino
Imperfect
(when I was a child)
Imperfect or preterite?
Una vez
Preterite
(one time)
Imperfect or preterite?
Un dia
Preterite
(one day)
Imperfect or preterite?
Muchas veces
Imperfect
(many times)
Imperfect or preterite?
De repente
Preterite
(suddenly)
Imperfect signal words...
-Por lo general
-Todos los dias
-Tipicamente
-Mientras (while)
-Siempre
-Generalmente
-Frecuentemente
-Cuando era nino
-muchas veces
-Por lo general
-Todos los dias
-Tipicamente
-Mientras (while)
-Siempre
-Generalmente
-Frecuentemente
-Cuando era nino
-muchas veces
Imperfect signal words
Preterite signal words...
-Ayer
-De pronto
-Anteayer
-Ancoche
-El mes/La semana/El ano pasado
-Una vez
-Un dia
-De repente (suddenly)
-Ayer
-De pronto
-Anteayer
-Ancoche
-El mes/La semana/El ano pasado
-Una vez
-Un dia
-De repente (suddenly)
Preterite signal words
What is the same between the Imperfect and Preterite tense?
They both are past tense and Ir, Ver, and Ser are irregular in both.
Will you pass the final?
Heck ya! :-)
Author
cassidyrose57
ID
86435
Card Set
Imperfect vs. Preterite
Description
Spanish II Final
Updated
2011-05-18T00:43:10Z
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