Instructions

How to complete Self-Guided Lesson

On each slide, read the information and examples given

On a slide that says "NOTES" write down the information onto your handout to use a reference for later activities

Please make sure to look at every slide!

Clue Words: Ayer, Anoche, La semana pasada, el año pasado

Endings: é/í | aste/iste | ó/ió
amos/imos | aron/ieron

Clue Words & Endings

• Fully completed an action.

• One and done.

• A specific start and end point.

When to Use?

(1) Preterite Tense

Clue Words: En el pasado, cuando era niño, todos los veranos

Endings: aba/ía | abas/ías | aba/ía

Clue Words & Endings

• Ongoing/Repeating activity in the past

• No specific start and end points.

When to Use?

(2) Imperfect Tense

There is an acronym that is used to help us remember when to use the preterite vs imperfect


An acronym is a word where each letter stands for a different reason that tense is used

When to use Preterite vs
When to use Imperfect

Preterite Tense

​Specific Time
Past & Done
Interruption
Completed activity
Yesterday & Other specific past times

​COPY DOWN ON NOTES HANDOUT

Preterite Tense - examples

​S
P
I
C
Y

​La semana pasada, yo compré un agua fresca. (last week)

Yo comí los tacos en la taquería. (past & done)

Mi mamá me llamó cuando yo estaba leyendo. (interrupted reading)

Yo hice mi toda mi tarea. (Completed the homework)

Ayer, yo jugué deportes. (Yesterday)

Imperfect Tense

​Weather
Age
Time
Emotions
Repeated actions in the past
Setting

​COPY DOWN ON NOTES HANDOUT

Imperfect Tense - examples

​W
A
T
E
R
S

​Hacía calor y sol. (hot & sunny)

Cuando yo tenía 10 años.( 10 years old)

La fiesta era a las ocho en punto. (At 8:00)

Yo estaba triste. (Was sad)

Yo visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos. (Every summer)

Había muchas personas en la plaza. (Many people in the plaza)