Pretérito Imperfecto Flashcards

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a menudo

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often

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a veces

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sometimes

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cada día

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every day

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cada semana

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every week

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cada mes

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every month

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cada año

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every year

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con frecuencia

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frequently

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de vez en cuando

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from time to time

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en aquella época

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at that time

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frecuentemente

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frequently

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generalmente

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usually

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muchas veces

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many times

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mucho

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a lot

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nunca

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never

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por un rato

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for awhile

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siempre

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always

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tantas veces

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so many times

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todas las semanas

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every week

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todos los días

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every day

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todo el tiempo

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all the time

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varias veces

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several times

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Imperfect: ser

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era

eras

era

éramos

erais

eran

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Imperfect: ir

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iba

ibas

iba

íbamos

ibais

iban

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Imperfect: ver

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veía

veías

veía

veíamos

veíais

veían

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-ar verb conjugation
aba hablaba abas hablabas aba hablaba ábamos hablábamos abais hablabais aban hablaban
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-er and -ir verb conjugation
ía comía vivía ías comías vivías ía comía vivía íamos comíamos vivíamos íais comíais vivíais ían comían vivían
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Use of imperfect
* Used for past actions that are not seen as completed. * Can't determine when the action: * began or ended * exact time it occured * # of times it occured * Physical Characteristics * Descriptions involving a person/profession/role in the past is imperfect * or what things were like * Era alto y guapo * Habitual or Repeated actions * Almorzábamos juntos todos los días. * Events or Actions that were in progress. * Yo leía cuando entró mi papá. (entered is preterite) * Telling time and stating one's age. * Eran las siete de la noche. * La niña tenia cinco años.
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"ing" in the past
Indicates actions in the past (I was working) generally omits mention of a specific length of time. * Yo tocaba la guitarra y juan cantaba.
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Mental or emotional states or physical sensation
Feelings and mental actions usually aren't bound by time or number of occurrences. Thus continuous. * Yo esperaba el autobús. * No creíamos el cuento. * Estabas cansado. * Romeo amaba mucho a Julieta. * Hacía buen tiempo. (it was nice out)
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"Would" and "Could"
Would and Could are the equivalent of "used to". * Cuando yo era joven, jugaba al béisbol cada fin de semana. Could is the equivalent to "was able to", or "were able to". * Cuando yo vivía en Florida, podía nadar todo el año.
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Clock time and age in the past
Always use imperfect when referring to the time of day or one's age in the past. Use SER for Clock time Use TENER for age References to time and age are often made with regard to other actions - which are often in the preterite. * **Era** la una cuando **llegué**. (Imperfect + Preterite) * **Eran** las ocho y media cuando me **desperté**. * Yo **tenía** diez años cuando **conocí** a Juan. * No **conocía** a Juan cuando **tení**a ocho años.
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Había - hay in the past
from the verb haber Means "there was" and "there were"
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"Going to" do something in the past
"Going to" do something is a mental expression (no physical action taking place) therefore imperfect. * Yo iba a comprar un carro. * Íbamos a comer. * Ibais a darme dinero.
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The progressive in the past
Two ways to express: 1. Use the imperfect tense. 2. Use estar + present participle (where estar is conjugated in the imperfect. * Yo estaba hablando * Etábamos comiendo. * Él estaba cepillándose los dientes.
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# reverse often
a menudo
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# reverse sometimes
a veces
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# reverse every day
cada día
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# reverse every week
cada semana
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# reverse every month
cada mes
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# reverse every year
cada año
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# reverse frequently
con frecuencia
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# reverse from time to time
de vez en cuando
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# reverse at that time
en aquella época
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# reverse frequently
frecuentemente
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# reverse usually
generalmente
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# reverse many times
muchas veces
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# reverse a lot
mucho
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# reverse never
nunca
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# reverse for awhile
por un rato
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# reverse always
siempre
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# reverse so many times
tantas veces
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# reverse every week
todas las semanas
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# reverse every day
todos los días
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# reverse all the time
todo el tiempo
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# reverse several times
varias veces