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Preterit vs. Imperfect
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The Past Tenses
Imperfect Verbs
Past Progressive
TPR story
SRS Practice
Uses of Preterit
Common Pret. Triggers
Uses of Imperfect
Common Imp. Triggers
Cloze video clip
Putting it together
Translations
Context Practice
Pret. vs. Imp Story
Mi niñez project
Quiz
Deciding which past tenses to use in order to describe an event or story against the background in which it took place.
Analyzing and conjugating
reviewing
Pret. Vs.
Imperfect in
creative writing
Pret. Vs.
Imperfect in
creative writing
Pret. Vs.
Imperfect in
creative writing
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
examining
Analyzing & conjugating
examining
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Imperfect
Uses of the
Imperfect
Uses of the
Imperfect
Uses of the
Imperfect
Uses of the
Imperfect
Uses of the
Imperfect
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Imperfect
Pret. vs.
Imperfect in
one sentence
Pret. vs.
Imperfect in
one sentence
Pret. vs.
Imperfect in
one sentence
Pret. vs.
Imperfect in
one sentence
Pret. vs.
Imperfect in
one sentence
What are the differences between the preterit and the imperfect?
What are some key words that trigger each tense?
How do you form a sentence that has both types of verbs?

2. Preterit vs. Imperfect The Unit Organizer Uses of the Preterit
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Preterit vs. Imperfect
Deciding which past tenses to use in order to describe an event or story against the background in which it took place.
Analyzing and conjugating
reviewing
Pret. Vs.
Imperfect in
creative writing
Verb
Conjugations:
Regular and
Irregular
examining
Analyzing & conjugating
examining
Había una vez=once upon a time
Determine what is background and description first = the imperfect
Decide on events and characters’ actions = the preterit
Uses of the
Preterit
Uses of the
Imperfect
Pret. vs.
Imperfect in
one sentence
-aba/-ía verbs=imperfect
50-60 irregulars in the preterit
Verb charts
-car/-gar/-zar only in the yo form preterit
One time completed action
One or more events that began and ended in the past
interruptions
Key words: ayer, anoche, la semana pasada
Continuing actions in the past
Basic description and background
Time
Weather
Age
Key words: a menudo, muchas veces
Continuing action plus an interruption
Background information with a one time event
How can the preterit and the imperfect be combined to talk about childhood?
What happens with the past perfect tenses? How do they fit in?
Can you use present tense and past tense together?