Imperfect
The Imperfect refers to?
Habitual actions from the past
What is the Present Progressive used for?
The Present Progressive is used to describe what is happening in the present moment
Estar in the imperfect tense
Conjugate IR in the imperfect tense
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Conjugate hacer in present progressive
haciendo
In order to use the imperfect tense, you must use words that suggest that the past event occurred many times. Name 3 words or phrases used to contextualize a sentence.
-siempre (always),
-muchas veces (many times)
-todos los días (every day)
-de vez en cuando (from time to time)
cada día (each day) or cada vez (each time)
- Cuando ere niño/os or Cuando era joven (When I was young)
Name the steps to make a sentence in the present progressive?
1: Conjugate estar
2: add a verb
3: if you remove the ending, replace with apprioate ending
-ar: ando
-er/ir: iendo
What is the Imperfect Progressive used for?
Imperfect Progressive describes an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific moment in the past
What is Dormir and Creer in the present progressive?
Durmiendo and Creyendo
Conjugate bailar in present progressive
Bailando
Translate this into Spanish:
My sister and I used to play in the park every day.
Mi hermana y yo jugabamos en el parque todos los días.
or
Todos los días mi hermana y yo jugabamos en el parque
Translate to Spanish:
I am speaking to my mother
Estoy hablando con mi madre
Translate to English:
Ellos estaban caminando por el parque
They were walking in the park.
Conjugate Ser in imperfect
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
Conjugate Comer in imperfect
comía, comías, comía, comíamos, comíais, comían
Translate to English:
Siempre comíamos pasta los domingos
We always used to eat pasta on Sundays
Translate to English:
The children are eating in the park
Los niños están comiendo en el parque.
Translate to Spanish:
Last Saturday, they were eating pizza at the restaurant.
El sábado pasado, ellos estaban comiendo pizza en el restaurante.
What are Pedir and Traer in the present progressive?
Pidiendo and Trayendo
Conjugate Tener in imperfect
tenía, tenías, tenía, teníamos, teníais, tenían
Translate to Spanish:
She always cooked eggs for breakfast because they are her favorite food.
Ella siempre cocinaba huevos para el desayuno porque son su comida favorita.
Translate to Spanish:
We are not studying for the exam
No estamos estudiando para el examen
Translate to English:
El perro estaba durmiendo en el sofá.
(The dog was sleeping on the sofa
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
Conjugate Hablar in imperfect
hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban