Hoy es jueves, el 5 de febrero - Due today: Workbook Handout pg

Hoy es jueves, el 5 de febrero - Due today: Workbook Handout pg

Hoy es jueves, el 5 de febrero
- Due today: Workbook Handout pg. 54
- Tarea para lunes: No hay tarea para lunes 
Daily Objective:
(1) Warm-up
(2) Pass back student work portfolios
(3) Key Concepts – Imperfect Tense (pgs. 175-179)
(4) Quick review of preterit verb tense endings and
irregular verbs in the preterite – ‘Empecemos a
conversar’ #9-11 pgs. 136-137
(5) Intro al Imperfecto (pgs. 175-179)
Key concepts/vocabulary: Imperfect Tense (pgs. 175-179)
Warm-up Activity – Short Answer: Warm-ups should be
written on same sheet of paper throughout the week, will be
collected at the end of the week:
- Fill-in-the-blank with the correct verb - either saber o
conocer – and the correct conjugation in the present
tense according to the speaker/perspective.
- Fill-in-the-blank with the correct conjugation of the verb
in parenthesis with the correct conjugation in the
preterite (past) tense according to the
speaker/perspective.
- Respond to the question, in a complete sentence, using
key vocabulary and expressions form Ch. 4
- Phil conoce Italia. / Abe y Andy saben esquiar bien.
- Yo no fui al partido de futbol ayer (ir). El fin de semana
pasado, mis amigos y yo tuvimos una fiesta en mi casa
(tener).
- ¿Qué necesitas para jugar golf? (List 3 items)  Para
jugar golf, yo necesito una pelota de golf, un palo de
golf, y una camisa.
- ¿Como te diviertes? (List three activities)  Me divierto
cuando escucho a la musica rock, dibujo, y bailo.
1. ¿Adonde _____ tu durante las vacaciones de Navidad? (ir)
2. Yo _____ manejar un coche. (saber o conocer)
3. Ellos _____ como estuvo el baile escolar. (chismear=gossip)
4. ¿Tu _____ arreglar [to fix] carros? (saber o conocer)
5. ¿Qué necesitas para [verb] ___ [you choose a sport/activity]?
6. Anoche, Bela ______ mucho para el examen final. (estudiar)
7. Mi padre _____ muy bien San Francisco. (saber o conocer)
8. ¿Cómo te diviertes? (Indicate three hobbies/activities)
Quick review of preterit verb tense endings and irregular verbs
in the preterite – ‘Empecemos a conversar’ #9-11 pgs. 136-137
 Complete on a separate sheet of paper to turn in today.
Refer to the notes from last class regarding the preterit tense
conjugations of the verbs ser/ir and estar
For Exercise 9 Part A, you are asking how was (¿como estuvo?)
a recent event you went to (using key vocab from pgs. 134135).
For the response in Part B, you are using the verb estar in the
preterit (see above conjugations) and a descriptive adjective
(refer to list provided under column ‘Estudiante B’)
Por ejemplo: Part A - ¿Como estuvo el fin de semana pasado?
Part B – Estuvo muy ocupado (busy)
Por ejemplo: Part A - ¿Como estuvo la pelicula?
Part B – Estuvo muy chistosa (funny)
For Exercise 11 Part A, you are asking did you go to (¿fuiste?) a
recent event you went to (using key vocab from pgs. 134-135).
For the response in Part B, you are using the verb ir in the
preterit (see above conjugations) to indicate whether you went
or not, along with an expression of opinion (refer to list
provided under column ‘Estudiante B’)
Por ejemplo: Part A - ¿Fuiste al partido de futbol?
Part B – Si, yo fui. Me encanto’
Por ejemplo: Part A - ¿Fuiste a la fiesta de Veronica?
Part B – No, no fui. Fui a la fiesta de Alicia.
Preterit vs. Imperfect - differences and signifier phrases
Overview
Many students have trouble knowing when to use the preterit past or the imperfect past since they both
refer to actions in the past. There are several general rules to follow as well as phrases to look out for.
Many phrases use only one tense or the other, so memorizing them is very helpful in figuring out whether
the following verb will be in the preterit or imperfect.
General Preterit Uses
Generally, the preterit is used for actions considered completed, actions that have definite beginning and
end points. These can be actions that can be viewed as single events, actions that were part of a chain of
events, actions that were repeated a very specific number of times, or actions that specifically state the
beginning and end of an action.
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Fui al baile anoche. (I went to the dance last night.)
Caminé al mercado, compré unos plátanos, y regresé a casa. (I walked to the market,
bought some bananas, and returned home.)
Te llamó tres veces. (He called you three times.)
Hablé con mi madre de las dos hasta las tres. (I spoke with my mother from two o’clock until
three o’clock.)
Useful Phrases that Trigger the Preterit
Some words and phrases are very helpful in indicating specific time frames and therefore signal the use
of the preterit.
ayer por la
tarde
ayer por la
last night
anoche
noche
the night before el año
ante anoche
last
pasado
the day before el (lunes)
ante ayer
yesterday
pasado
yesterday at
el mes
ayer al mediodía
noon
pasado
yesterday
ayer por la
el otro día
morning
mañana
a esa hora
ayer
at that time
yesterday
desde el primer from the first
moment
momento
entonces
yesterday
afternoon
en ese
momento
hace (dos)
last night
años/días
hoy por la
last year
mañana
la semana
last (Monday)
pasada
last month
the other day
then
una vez
(two)
years/days ago
this morning
last week
one time
durante (tres) for (three)
centuries
siglos
la semana
last week
pasada
esta mañana this morning esta tarde
Verbs that are Preterit by Nature
Some verbs are preterit by nature since they have a very definite beginning and ending.
to get married
casarse
graduarseto graduate
to arrive
cumplir años to turn a certain agellegar
to die
darse cuenta deto realize
morir
to decide
to be born
decidir
nacer
to discover
to leave
descubrir
salir
at that moment
this afternoon
General Imperfect Uses
Generally used for actions in the past that do not have a definite end. These can be actions that are not
yet completed or refer to a time in general in the past. They can be actions that were repeated habitually,
actions that set the stage for another past tense event, for time and dates in the past, for telling a
person’s age in the past, to describe people (characteristics) in the past, and to communicate mental or
physical states in the past. For descriptions, think of describing what people used to be like in a
photograph.
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Cuando era niña, jugaba con muñecas. (When I was a child, I played with dolls.)
Los chicos hablaban en español. (The boys used to speak in Spanish.)
Estaba durmiendo cuando el teléfono sonó. (I was sleeping when the telephone rang.)
Cuando tenía tres años, era muy pequeño. (When he was three years old, he was very
small.)
Useful Phrases that Trigger the Imperfect
frecuentementefrequently rara vez
generalmente usually
siempre
tantas
at times
while
algunas veces
mientras
veces
every
many
cada
todas las
muchas veces
times
día/semana/mes/año day/week/month/year
semanas
a lot
mucho
todos los
frequently
con frecuencia
never
nunca
años
todos los
almost never
casi nunca
por lo general generally
días
todo el
once in a while
for a while
de vez en cuando
por un rato
tiempo
several
at that time
en aquella época
varias veces
times
a menudo
a veces
often
sometimes
 The preterite is used in the following situations:
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For actions that can be viewed as single events
For actions that were repeated a specific number of times
For actions that occurred during a specific period of time
For actions that were part of a chain of events
To state the beginning or the end of an action
 The imperfect is used in the following situations:
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For actions that were repeated habitually
rarely
always
so many
times
every
week
every year
everyday
all the
time
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For actions that "set the stage" for another past action
For telling time
For stating one's age
For mental states (usually)
For physical sensations (usually)
To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions
Ser, ir, dar and hacer are irregular in the preterite:
ser
ir
dar
hacer
fui
fui
di
hice
fuiste
fuiste
diste
hiciste
fue
fue
dio
hizo
fuimos fuimos dimos hicimos
fuisteis fuisteis disteis hicisteis
fueron fueron dieron hicieron
Note: This is not a typo; ser and ir do have identical conjugations in the preterite!
Here are three more verbs that are irregular in the preterite:
decir
traer
ver
dije
traje
vi
dijiste trajiste viste
dijo
trajo
vio
dijimos trajimos
vimos
dijisteis trajisteis
visteis
dijeron trajeron
vieron
Verbs that end in -ucir are irregular and conjugated as follows:
Producir: produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron
There are a number of verbs that are irregular in the preterite that follow a particular pattern. The
pattern is that while their stems change, they all take the following endings:
-e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
Here are the verbs, along with their corresponding stem changes:
Infinitive
Stem Change
andar anduvestar
estuv-
tener
tuv-
caber cuphaber hubpoder pudponer pussaber
sup-
hacer hicquerer quisvenir
vin-
Exception: hacer (el/ella/usted hizo)
There are only three irregular verbs in the imperfect:
ser
ir
ver
era
iba
veía
eras
ibas
veías
era
iba
veía
éramos íbamos veíamos
erais
ibais
veíais
eran
iban
veían