SAFE WATERS
What does the "F" in SAFE stand for?
Focus on beginning or end of an action.
Cierto o Falso: "siempre" indicates the imperfect because it references something that ALWAYS used to happen in the past, not a one time action.
Cierto o Falso
I went
Yo fui
I used to go
Yo siempre jugue/jugaba con mi hermana.
jugaba
What does the "E" in WATERS stand for?
Emotion
What does "de vez en cuando" mean?
every once in a while/every now and again
You ate
Tu comiste
You were eating
Tu comias/tu estabas comiendo
Ella te daba/dio un beso anoche.
dio
What does the "W" in WATERS stand for?
Weather
Cierto o Falso: "de repente" indicates the preterit because it alludes to a sudden, interrupting action in the past.
Cierto
We danced
Nosotros bailamos
We were dancing/used to dance
Nosotros bailabamos/estabamos bailando
Ella estudio/estudiaba por 2 horas.
estudio
What does the "E" in SAFE stand for?
Enclosed amount of time.
"Ayer" indicates the imperfect tense because it is saying a specific time in the past.
Falso
I drove (conducir)
We were watching/we used to watch
Nosotros veiamos
Hacia/Hizo sol
hacia
Yo siempre iba a la playa con mis amigas todos los fines de semana --- which letter of WATERS is used here?
R -- repetition
How would you say "every day" or "each day" ? Would this indicate the preterit or imperfect tense and why?
todos los dias/cada dia -- imperfect because it is referencing something that happened habitually in the past, not just one time.
They made (hacer)
Ellos hicieron
We were/used to be (ser)
Eramos
Nosotros estabamos/estuvimos en Madrid todo el verano.
estuvimos