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Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved You will now learn the imperfect, which describes past activities in a different way.

Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved ¡Atención! Note that the imperfect endings of -er and -ir verbs are the same. Also note that the nosotros form of -ar verbs always carries an accent mark on the first a of the ending. All forms of -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect carry an accent on the first i of the ending.

Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved There are no stem changes in the imperfect.

Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved The imperfect form of hay is había (there was; there were; there used to be). ¡Atención! Ir, ser, and ver are the only verbs that are irregular in the imperfect.

Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved Uses of the imperfect As a general rule, the imperfect is used to describe actions which are seen by the speaker as incomplete or continuing, while the preterite is used to describe actions which have been completed. The imperfect expresses what was happening at a certain time or how things used to be. The preterite, in contrast, expresses a completed action.

Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved These expressions are often used with the imperfect because they express habitual or repeated actions: de niño/a (as a child), todos los días (every day), mientras (while).

Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved Indica la forma correcta de cada verbo en el imperfecto. 1.Mis hermanos _____ (ver) la televisión. 2.Yo _____ (viajar) a la playa. 3.¿Dónde _____ (vivir) Samuel de niño? 4.Tú _____ (hablar) con Javier. 5.Leonardo y yo _____ (correr) por el parque. 6.Ustedes _____ (ir) a la clínica. 7.Nadia _____ (bailar) merengue. 8.¿Cuándo _____ (asistir) tú a clase de español? 9.Yo _____ (ser) muy feliz. 10.Nosotras _____ (comprender) las preguntas. veían

A good way to remember the difference between the preterite vs. the imperfect is to think about how you would record the past. Either a video or a snapshot. The imperfect is ongoing past like a video. The preterite is a completed past action like a snapshot. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved.1.1-8

Ex. Preterite (snapshot) I fell off my bike and broke my leg. He kicked the ball. Ex. Imperfect (video) I used to ride my bike everyday. We always sang when we cleaned the house. Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved.1.1-9