Progressive Tense
Preterite
Imperfect
Preterite vs Imperfect
Vocabulary
100
What does progressive tense used for when using it in english?
-"ing" -during an action
100
What is the preterite form used for?
-tells what happened or what you did -completed action in the past -specific time period -has a beginning and an end
100
What is the imperfect form used for?
-describes a continuing or incomplete action -something you used to do as a matter of habit -talk about routine, age, weather, and past dates
100
Yo vivi en San Antonio por 2 anos. Is this preterite or imperfect?
Preterite
100
Cookies
Las galletas
200
What is the first step when turning an infinitive into a progressive tense?
-drop ending
200
Conjugate hablar
Yo hable Nos. hablamos Tu hablaste El/ella/ud. hablo Ellos/ellas/uds. hablaron
200
Conjugate cantar
Yo cantaba Nos. cantabamos Tu cantabas El/ella/ud. cantaba Ellos/ellas/uds. cantaban
200
En 1998, yo tenia quince anos. Is this preterite or imperfect?
Imperfect
200
Peanut butter
La mantequilla de cacahuate
300
What do you add for -ar verbs? -Er? And irregulars?
-ando -iendo -yendo
300
Conjugate ir (its irregular)
Yo fui Nos. fuimos Tu fuiste El/ella/ud. fue Ellos/ellas/uds. fueron
300
Conjugate ser (its irregular)
Yo era Nos. eramos Tu eras El/ella/ud. era Ellos/ellas/uds. eran
300
Yo siempre visitaba a mi familia en San Diego. Is this preterite or imperfect?
Imperfect
300
Plantain
El platano verde
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