Review of Present -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an -o, -es, -e, -emos, -en -o, -es, -e, -emos, -en -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en Yo como = I eat or I am eating Yo como = I eat or I am eating

Review of Preterite -ar: -é, -ar: -é, -er/-ir: -í, -er/-ir: -í,

Review of imperfect -ar: -ar: -er/-ir: -er/-ir:

When I was a young girl, I always played outside with my cousins both in the warm and cold parts of the year. We would play hide-and-go-seek in the summer time, and in the winter we would build large tunnels out of snow. One time my cousins and I walked to a pond near their house. My older cousins and I walked onto the pond that was frozen. My youngest cousin, Jessica, decided to walk onto the pond with us. As soon as she stepped on, she fell through the ice. She was very cold, and my other cousins and I rescued her.

Trigger words for the imperfect a menudomuchas veces a veces siempre cada día/semana/mes/añotodas las semanas con frecuenciatodos los días de vez en cuandotodo el tiempo frecuentementevarias veces generalmente

The preterite is used in the following situations: For actions that can be viewed as single events For actions that can be viewed as single events For actions that were repeated a specific number of times For actions that were repeated a specific number of times For actions that occurred during a specific period of time For actions that occurred during a specific period of time For actions that were part of a chain of events For actions that were part of a chain of events To state the beginning or the end of an action To state the beginning or the end of an action

The imperfect is used in the following situations: For actions that were repeated habitually For actions that were repeated habitually For actions that "set the stage" for another past action For actions that "set the stage" for another past action For telling time For telling time For stating one's age For stating one's age For mental states (usually) For mental states (usually) For physical sensations (usually) For physical sensations (usually) To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions

Preterite vs. Imperfect video HxnqP9Dh9o HxnqP9Dh9o HxnqP9Dh9o HxnqP9Dh9o

When I was a young girl, I always played outside with my cousins both in the warm and cold parts of the year. We would play hide-and-go-seek in the summer time, and in the winter we would build large tunnels out of snow. One time my cousins and I walked to a pond near their house. My older cousins and I walked onto the pond that was frozen. My youngest cousin, Jessica, decided to walk onto the pond with us. As soon as she stepped on, she fell through the ice. She became very cold, and my other cousins and I rescued her.

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