RESULTADOS DE LA EVALUACIÓN DIAGNÓSTICA 2024 - ACTUALIZADA.pptx
Imperfect tense
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2. Imperfe¢t The imperfect implies a continual action, while the preterite implies something that happened at a specific time. Compare: “I ate a hamburger.” --PRETERITE “I was eating a hamburger.” --IMPERFECT *
39. Specific Uses of the Imperfect 1. Habitual or Customary Actions EXAMPLES: De niño, (yo) jugaba fútbol todos los sábados. When I was a kid, I played(used to play, would play) soccer every Saturday. Siempreíbamosa la biblioteca. We alwayswent (we wouldalwaysgo, we alwaysused to go) to the library. *
40. Specific Uses of the Imperfect 1. Habitual or Customary Actions EXAMPLES: Cuando llovía, veíamos películas. When it rained, we would watch movies. *
41. Specific Uses of the Imperfect 2. To describe people in the past EXAMPLE: Susana erabonitay muyfuerte. Susanawaspretty and very strong. *
42. Specific Uses of the Imperfect 3. To tell time in the past EXAMPLES: Eramediodía y hacía mucho calor. It was noon and it was very hot. Eranlas once de la noche y los niñosteníansueño. It was 11:00 PM and the kids were sleepy. *
43. Specific Uses of the Imperfect 4. To express age in the past EXAMPLES: Julia teníasieteaños en 1993. Julia was 7 years old in 1993. Éltodavíaerafuertecuandotenía 75 años. He was still strong when he was 75. *
44. The word MIENTRAS Mientras = while EXAMPLE: Los niños jugaban al béisbol mientras sus padres cocinaban la cena. The children were playing baseball while their parents were cooking dinner. -OR- The children would play baseballwhile their parents cooked dinner. *
![Imperfe¢t ,[object Object], …at a continuing time “I was walking down the hall…” “The year was 1983...” “used to” or “would” “When I was little, I used to play in the sand.” “I would go to my grandma’s house every day.” *](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/imperfecttense-111010133539-phpapp01/85/Imperfect-tense-1-320.jpg)
