El pretrito imperfectoUso:The imperfect is the tense used to describe things or events that used to happen or were repeated in the past.e.g. There was a house near the beach. It was huge and it was decorated with flowers.My hotel room was disgusting, the toilets were blocked and there were stains on the sheets.It is also used to set the stage for another action that happened suddenly.e.g.I was coming in when the phone started to ring.imperfectpreteritShe was crossing the road when she got hit by a car.imperfectpreteritfinally it is used to refer to time and age in the past.e.g.It was 1pm when I arrived.imperfect preteritI was 10 when I met Jack.imperfect preteritA - verbos regularesFormacin:Verbo en el infinitivo con AR, ER o IRElimina AR/ER/IRAade: +

PERSONALPRONOUNSVERB STEM-AR-ER-IR

Yo-aba-a-a

T-abas-as-as

l/Ella/Usted-aba-a-a

Nosotros/as-bamos-amos-amos

Vosotros/as-abais-ais-ais

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes-aban-an-an

e.g.I sangcantaba she drank beba you (+1) livedvivais

b verbos irregularesHere, we are very lucky! There are only 3 irregular verbs Again, learn these 3 off by heart! Fill in the gaps:IRSERVER

Ibaeravea

Ibas

vea

bamosramos

veais

A practicar!Completa las frases con la forma correcta del verbo.1. en un banco. (l, trabajar)2. en la cama. (nosotros, saltar)3. la revista Cosmopolitan. (ella, leer)4. en Nueva York. (ellos, vivir)5. ir a la escuela a pie. (t, soler)6. a la escuela en autobs. (vosotros, ir)7. mi cama cada maana. (yo, hacer)8. Dnde ? (ellas, comer)9. un perro. (t, tener)10. la televisin todos los domingos. (vosotros, ver)11. Pablo Picasso un pintor. (ser)12. El gato en el desvn. (estar)/12

Traduce al espaol1. Mary had a little lamb._____________________________________________________________2. The windows were open and the door was closed._____________________________________________________________3. George was tall and handsome._____________________________________________________________4. My pen didnt work._____________________________________________________________5. The cat was black and white._____________________________________________________________6. The monster had two heads._____________________________________________________________7. We used to wear uniforms to school._____________________________________________________________8. My father was a farmer._____________________________________________________________9. The store didnt have the shirt that I wanted._____________________________________________________________10. Susana was pregnant._____________________________________________________________11. I was embarrassed._____________________________________________________________12. Where was the money?_____________________________________________________________13. It was 2.30am when you called me._____________________________________________________________

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C - marcadores de tiempoThe following words will tell you straight away that you need to use the preterito imperfecto!

a menudooften

generalmenteusually

a vecessometimes

muchas vecesmany times

cada daevery day

siemprealways

cada aoevery year

todo el tiempoall the time

de vez en cuandofrom time to time

varias vecesseveral times