1. Imperfect of -ar Verbs

2. 2 past tenses In Spanish, there are 2 simple past tenses: preterite imperfect

3. Preterite used for an action that started and ended at a definite time in the past. ejemplo: I went to the store. I ate a sandwich.

4. Imperfect used for a habitual or repeated action in the past. Things that happened more than once. The exact time the action began and ended is not important.

5. ejemplos I used to go to the store. Last year I was eating meat.

6. To use the imperfect... Find the stem of the infinitive (unconjugated verb) by dropping the last two letters of the infinitive.

7. ejemplo Hablar (infinitive) Habl (stem)

8. Next... Put the correct imperfect ending based upon the subject pronoun.

9. Imperfect -Ar Verb Endings yo hablaba nosotros hablábamos tú hablabas él/ella/Ud. hablaba ellos/ellas/Uds. hablaban

10. Don’t Forget! Don’t forget to put the accent mark with the nosotros ending! nosotros hablábamos

11. Common Words with Imperfect siempre (always) a veces (sometimes) de vez en cuando (from time to time) con frecuencia (often) a menudo (often) todos los días (every day)

12. Checking for Understanding

13. How many past tenses are there in Spanish?

14. What are the 2 Spanish past tenses? preterite imperfect

15. How are preterite and imperfect different? Preterite - used for action that began and ended at definite time in past Imperfect - ongoing in past. When it ended is not important.

16. With which subject pronoun does the imperfect have an accent mark? nosotros

17. Conjugate the -ar verb in parenthesis into the sentence correctly using the imperfect tense. Siempre yo ___________ español con mis amigos. (hablar) hablaba

18. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the sentence correctly using the imperfect tense. ¿Tú ________________ el tenis? (jugar) jugabas

19. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the sentence correctly using the imperfect tense. A veces nosotros _______________ en la playa. (caminar) caminábamos

20. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the sentence correctly using the imperfect tense. De vez en cuando Ricardo _____________. (cocinar) cocinaba

21. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the sentence correctly using the imperfect tense. Mis padres _______________. (viajar) viajaban

22. el fin

23. Hola, I hope you and your students find this slideshow about Imperfect Verbs to be helpful. If you have any questions about the material, please feel free to email me at amandadavis@bellsouth.net. Gracias, Maestra en Mississippiamandadavis@bellsouth.net