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5.3 Pretérito vs. Imperfecto y Celebraciones

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    Capítulo 5
                                                                                                      Pretérito vs. Imperfecto y Celebraciones

    ¿Para qué sirve y cómo lo uso?

    This section provides further practice for differentiating when to use preterite and when to use imperfect when talking about the past. In addition, vocabulary for the types of celebrations in Spanish speaking cultures is introduced as well as vocabulary concerning city streets. 

    Gramática: Pretérito e Imperfecto
    Pretérito Conjugaciones  Uso del Pretérito Uso del Imperfecto 

    -AR 

    Yo -é

    Tú -aste

    El, Ella, Usted -ó

    Nosotros/as -amos

    Vosotros/as -asteis

    Ellos, Ellas, Ustdes -aron

     

    -ER, -IR

    Yo -í

    Tú -iste

    El, Ella, Usted -ó

    Nosotros/as -imos

    Vosotros/as -isteis

    Ellos, Ellas, Ustdes -ieron

    1. Action or actions that happened once or in a series of times in the past. 

    2. An action with a clear beginning and ending.

    3.  A change that occurs in emotion or circumstance. 

    1. Action or actions that are still under progress or that have no beginning or ending. 

    2. An action that occurs habitually

    3. A physical, emotional, or mental condition

    4. Conditions of age, time, or dates

     

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