Imperfect Translations Parte Uno
Translate into Spanish : I used to play soccer
Yo jugaba fútbol
Name any one (2) of the situations/times where we can use the imperfect tense.
Habitual or Continuous action in the past, Simple Description, “-ing” in the Past, Mental or Emotional Action/Physical Sensation, “Would” and “Could”, Key Words and Phrases like “always” or “never”, Clock Time and Age in the past, Habia, “Going to” do something in the past AND The Progressive in the Past
What situation(s) in the imperfect does this use?
Estaba mezclando la harina y los huevos.
Past Progressive/ or -ing
Conjugate "hablar" in the ellos/ellas/ustedes form of the imperfect.
Hablaban
The words for never and always in Spanish
nunca
siempre
Translate to Spanish : I wanted to study for the spanish test.
Yo queria estudiar por el examen de español.
How do the imperfect tense and preterite tense differ?
Both tenses are in the past but the preterite tense is specific past actions and the imperfect tense is past actions that are not specific or bound to time
What are the 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect tense?
Ver, Ser and Ir
Conjugate "saber" in the yo form in the imperfect.
Sabía
2 Words indicating with frequency in Spanish
Con frequencia
Frecuentemente
Translate to Spanish: Every summer we would go to the beach
Cada verano íbamos a la playa
When do we use the imperfect tense?
To refer to past actions where time is irrelevant, the number of times an action occurred cannot be determined and the action was done in the past in an ongoing situation.
What situation(s) in the imperfect does this use?
Siempre me gustaban los video juegos
Key Words AND Mental or Emotional Action/Physical Sensation
Conjugate "mirar" in the tú form in the imperfect
Mirabas
Fingir means what?
To fake or lie.
Translate to Spanish: Every day, my sister bothered me.
Cada dia mi hermana me molestaba.
Use clock time in the imperfect tense correctly.
Eran las cuatro cuando me dormi.
Siempre eran las cuatro cuando me dormia.
Translate to Spanish: We got along for a while.
Nos llevabamos bien por un rato.
Conjugate "querer" in the nosotros from in the imperfect
Queríamos
De vez en cuando means what?
Use it in a sentence.
From time to time
Yo iba a la escuela de vez en cuando
Translate to Spanish: They (m.) didnt believe me.
Ellos no me creian.
Use "would or could" in the imperfect tense correctly.
Estudiaba mucho cuando era joven.
Podia estudiar por 3 horas cuando era joven.
Translate the following. We were going to play but could not go to the park.
What 2 uses of the imperfect is this?
Ibamos a jugar pero no podiamos ir al parque.
going to do something in the past and could
Conjugate "ver" in the nosotros form in the imperfect
Veíamos
What does odiar mean in spanish ? Use it in a sentence correctly.
To Hate
Yo odiaba la clase de español.