CBS 2.18 | Talking more about the past - the imperfect tense
Jul 27, 2010
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Imperfect vs. Preterite Explained
The imperfect tense describes ongoing or habitual past actions contrasted with completed actions in preterite. - These differences help narrate events with "dum dum dum" ongoing actions and "thumb" completed actions.
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Three Key Uses of Imperfect
Three key uses of the imperfect tense: was/were doing something, used to do something, would do something in the past. - Each use describes ongoing, habitual, or repeated past actions or states.
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Mark's Salamanca Evenings
Mark shares his experience living in Salamanca, recalling evening routines using "would" to describe habitual past actions. - This illustrates the imperfect tense expressing repeated past behaviors fondly remembered.
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In this week’s lesson we introduce the imperfect tense and consider in what situations this tense is used. We’ll also learn the conjugation of -ar verbs in the imperfect tense. Please note that lesson 18 of Season 2 was originally known as lesson 218 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.
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