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    This document contains a Spanish worksheet about verb conjugation. It asks students to conjugate verbs in the present, preterite, and imperfect tenses. It provides examples of infinitives and conjugated verbs. It also contains exercises for students to practice conjugating verbs in context and identifying the appropriate tense based on time expressions. The document aims to help students learn about verb conjugation and use of the preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish.

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    3.4 Imperfect and Preterit

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    The passage discusses conjugating Spanish verbs in the preterite and imperfect tenses. It provides examples, practice exercises, and homework on using these tenses correctly.

    The preterite tense is used to refer to completed past actions while the imperfect tense refers to ongoing or habitual past actions.

    Examples of verbs conjugated in the preterite include 'vivir', 'escribir', 'correr', and 'comprar'. Examples in the imperfect include 'jugar', 'leer', 'tocar', and 'nadar'.

    Nombre: ______________________________

    Fecha: el 14 de octubre 2009

    Hacer Ahora:
    1. What is an infinitive?

    2. What are the THREE verb endings in Spanish?

    3. What is an example of an infinitive in Spanish?

    4. What does it mean to CONJUGATE a verb in Spanish?

    5. How do I conjugate COCINAR (to cook) in the PRESENT Tense?


    yo ____________________ nosotros, nosotras ____________________

    tu ___________________________

    el, ella, usted ______________________________ ellos, ellas, ustedes __________________________

    What does yo cocino mean?

    What about ellos cocinan?

    6. How do I conjugate vivir (to live) in the PRETERIT Tense?


    yo ____________________ nosotros, nosotras ____________________

    tu ___________________________

    el, ella, usted ______________________________ ellos, ellas, ustedes __________________________

    What does tu viviste mean?

    What about nosotros vivimos?

    Review:
    jugar deportes jugar videojuegos

    hablar nadar

    correr comer

    montar en bicicleta patinar

    mirar la television leer

    salir cantar

    escuchar musica bailar

    In your own words how do we conjugate a verb in Spanish?

    Give the SUBJECT PRONOUNS for the following verbs:


    ________________________ bailaron
    ________________________ bailan
    ________________________ vivió
    ________________________ comimos
    ________________________ patinamos
    ________________________ canto
    ________________________ hablé
    ________________________ miramos
    ________________________ montaron
    ________________________ come
    ________________________ viviste
    ________________________ escuchan
    ________________________ cantó
    ________________________ corres

    Introduction to New Material:


    What is the preterit tense?

    What is the imperfect tense?

    THE PRETERITE and THE IMPERFECT are both used to refer to the PAST.

    The preterite is used… The imperfect is used…

    AR ENDINGS: ER/IR ENDINGS:

    “Trigger Words” for the Imperfect and Preterite


    Preterite Imperfect
    Guided Practice:
    Listening:
    1. Take out a sheet of paper.
    2. On one side write the letter P (for preterit)
    3. On the other side write the letter I (for imperfect)
    4. As Profa. reads a story in English, hold up the letter P or I depending on what tense we would use in
    Spanish.
    Reading:
    1. Look under your desk to see if a strip of the story is taped to your desk. If so be prepared to answer
    that line of the story for the class.
    2. As we read the story below together in Spanish. Decide whether each sentence is written in Preterit
    or Imperfect.
    3. Hold up you paper P for preterit or I for Imperfect.
    4. If the sentence was under your desk, be prepared to answer with the class.
    1. Cuando yo era niña vivía con mi madre, my padre y mis hermanas en Jewett, Texas.
    2. Mi familia y yo vivíamos en un rancho con muchas vacas y caballos.
    3. Yo siempre jugaba con mis hermanas.
    4. Jugábamos juegos, montábamos bicicletas, jugábamos tenis, y nadábamos.
    5. Un día fuimos a la casa de mi abuela y mi abuelo.
    6. Nosotros Comimos pollo frito y papas.
    7. Después mis hermanas y yo jugamos.
    8. Mientras mi hermana patinaba,
    9. ella se cayó y se rompió el brazo.
    10. Después del accidente, mi hermana no patinaba mucho.
    Practice:
    IMPERFECT:
    Complete the following sentences with the IMPERFECT. Underline the TRIGGER WORD in SPANISH.
    CIRCLE the Subject Pronoun or Subject
    1. Cuando ellos eran niños, _________________________ en el campo. (vivir)
    2. Todo el tiempo nosotros __________________________ . (patinar)
    3. Yo siempre ________________________ los libros, cuando era niño. (leer)
    4. Cuando yo era niño _______________________ con mis primos cada verano. (jugar).
    5. Cuando yo era niño no _____________________________ la televisión mucho porque jugaba deportes con
    mis amigos. (mirar)
    6. Mi padre siempre ___________________________ en la oficina, cuando era niño. (trabajar = to work)
    7. Cuando yo era niño, mi madre siempre _____________________________ mucho comida para la familia.
    (cocinar)
    8. Mis primos siempre ________________________ la guitarra cuando era niño. (tocar = to play an instrument)
    Independent Practice:
    Listening:
    As Profa. reads sentences in Spanish decide whether they are spoken in the P(Preterit) or I(Imprefect) Write P
    or I in the boxes below.
    1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

    As Profa reads sentences in English decide whether they should be written in the P(Preterit) or in the
    I(Imperfect). Write P or I in the boxes below.
    1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

    Reading:
    1. Read the following story.
    2. Identify if the bolded verbs are griten in the Preterite or Imerfect.
    3. Make your best attempt to sumaries the story below.

    Vocabulario Importante:
    El Cuento:
    El sábado por la noche Mateo y su esposa María celebraban su aniversario cuando Mateo sorprendió a María.
    Ellos ganaron la lotería. ¡Qué sorpresa! Estaban muy alegres. El día síguete Mateo se dio cuenta de que se
    perdió el boleto. –Lo siento, mi amor—le dijo con tristeza a su esposa. Pero María quería investigar un poco
    mas. Ella encontró debajo de la cama. Esta vez María sorprendió a su esposo, Mateo. Aquella noche
    celebraron con una cena en un restaurante elegante. Lugo fueron al teatro. Se divirtieron muchísimo.

    Verbos:
    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

    7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

    Writing:
    Complete the following with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis in the PRETERITE:
    1. María y Miguel _____________________ en Baltimore. (vivir)
    2. Ellas _________________________ la carta. (escribir)
    3. Jose y yo______________________ en el parque los sábados. (correr)
    4. Tú ______________________ el libro. (comprar)
    Complete the following with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis in the IMPERFECT:
    1. Cuando era niño _____________________ futbol. (jugar)
    2. Cuando era niño _________________________ los libros (leer)
    3. Cuando ellos eran niños ______________________ la guitarra. (tocar)
    4. Cuando éramos niños ______________________ en el mar. (nadar)
    Use either the IMPERFECT TENSE or the PRETERIT TENSE to fill in the blank.

    1. Yo __________________________________ (jugar) mucho con mis amigos cuando era niño.


    a. Jugé
    b. Jugaba
    c. Jugo
    d. Jugábamos

    2. Mi madre y yo ________________________________ (cocinar) la cena anoche.


    a. Cocinaron
    b. Cocinaramos
    c. Cocinamos
    d. Cocinemos

    3. Lora y Marco ____________________________________ (comer) todo el tiempo.

    4. Tanya __________________________________ (vivir) en Florida cuando era niño.

    Homework: Complete the worksheet using the IMPERFECT. You may want to write down the imperfect
    endings on the back of your homework and study them at home. You will need to MEMORIZE them for your
    QUIZ next week!!

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