{"id":7288,"date":"2013-08-12T04:29:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T08:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2013-08-12T04:29:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T08:29:29","slug":"beginner-spanish-review-lesson-40-practice-using-the-past-simple-in-spanish-el-preterito-imperfecto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-review-lesson-40-practice-using-the-past-simple-in-spanish-el-preterito-imperfecto\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 40 Practice using The Past Simple in Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p>In the previous interactive video review lesson in this course we looked at the Past Simple in Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido. Today we are going to practice the other Past Simple in Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto. In English the Past Simple is much simpler. In Spanish there are two different tenses which translate to the equivalent of the English Past Simple.<\/p>\n<p>Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post to watch the original theory video lesson on the same topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To go back and watch the original video lesson please follow this link: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-lesson-40-the-other-past-simple-in-spanish-el-preterito-imperfecto\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Practice using The Past Simple in Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beginner Spanish REVIEW Lesson 40 Practice using The Past Simple in Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Em4gWu8BjCg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. First, let\u00b4s practice conjugating some regular verbs in the Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto. I will say a person (yo, t\u00fa, usted etc) and a regular Spanish verb and I would like you to conjugate the verb in the correct way for the Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto: (For example: Ellos \/ comprar: Compraban)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vosotros \/ venir<br \/>\nEllos \/ bailar<br \/>\nNosotros \/ comer<br \/>\nYo \/ decir<br \/>\nT\u00fa \/ jugar<br \/>\nEllas \/ escribir<br \/>\nUstedes \/ estudiar<br \/>\nElla \/ comer<br \/>\nUsted \/ volver<br \/>\n\u00c9l \/ salir<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Let\u00b4s practice now the very important verbs Ser and Ir, which are irregular with El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto. I will say a person (yo, t\u00fa, usted, etc) and one of the verbs, Ser or Ir, and I would like you to conjugate the verb in the correct way for the Spanish El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto: (For example: Nosotros \/ ser: \u00c9ramos)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ellos \/ ser<br \/>\nT\u00fa \/ ser<br \/>\nUsted \/ ir<br \/>\nNosotros \/ ser<br \/>\nYo \/ ir<br \/>\nVosotros \/ ir<br \/>\n\u00c9l \/ ser<br \/>\nUstedes \/ ir<br \/>\nElla \/ir<br \/>\nYo \/ser<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto has four different uses. Do you remember them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Now, please translate the following sentences from Spanish to English:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antes viv\u00eda en Madrid, pero ahora vivo en Barcelona.<br \/>\nCuando trabajaba en esta oficina estaba muy estresado.<br \/>\nMi abuelo siempre llevaba zapatos rojos.<br \/>\nCuando era peque\u00f1a, sol\u00eda jugar mucho con mi hermana.<br \/>\nAna siempre sol\u00eda comer en este restaurante cuando estudiaba en la universidad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Finally, please translate the following sentences from English to Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year I used to play guitar every day.<br \/>\nMy brother used to smoke years ago, but now he doesn\u00b4t.<br \/>\nCarlota and Alberto went to the cinema every week when they were little.<br \/>\nWe used to drink coffee every day.<br \/>\nBernardo didn\u00b4t eat vegetables when he was little. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Esto es todo por hoy.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed this review of El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto. One point that I would like to clarify is in relation to the verb \u201cSoler\u201d and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto. As you know, we use Soler to talk about things we used to do but you don\u00b4t always have to use Soler, you can only also choose to use a verb in El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto and it will mean the same thing. For example, if I want to say \u201cBefore I used to read a lot\u201d I can say \u201cAntes sol\u00eda leer mucho\u201d and also I can say \u201cAntes le\u00eda mucho\u201d. Both are perfectly correct and mean the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta pronto con m\u00e1s pr\u00e1cticas de espa\u00f1ol! <\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly interactive Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\">learn and practice Spanish<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.<br \/>\nVen\u00edais<br \/>\nBailaban<br \/>\nCom\u00edamos<br \/>\nDec\u00eda<br \/>\nJugabas<br \/>\nEscrib\u00edan<br \/>\nEstudiaban<br \/>\nCom\u00eda<br \/>\nVolv\u00eda<br \/>\nSal\u00eda<\/p>\n<p>2.<br \/>\nEran<br \/>\nEras<br \/>\nIba<br \/>\n\u00c9ramos<br \/>\nIba<br \/>\n\u00cdbais<br \/>\nEra<br \/>\nIban<br \/>\nIba<br \/>\nEra<\/p>\n<p>3.<br \/>\nTo express habitual actions in the past<br \/>\nTo make descriptions in the past<br \/>\nTo describe an action happening in the past<br \/>\nTo express two simultaneous actions in the past<\/p>\n<p>4.<br \/>\nBefore I used to live in Madrid, but now I live in Barcelona.<br \/>\nWhen I worked in this office I used to be very stressed.<br \/>\nMy grandfather always wore red shoes.<br \/>\nWhen I was little, I used to play a lot with my sister.<br \/>\nAna always used to eat in this restaurant when she studied at university. <\/p>\n<p>5.<br \/>\nEl a\u00f1o pasado sol\u00eda tocar la guitarra todos los d\u00edas.<br \/>\nMi hermano fumaba hace a\u00f1os, pero ahora no.<br \/>\nCarlota y Alberto iban al cine todas las semanas cuando eran peque\u00f1os.<br \/>\nSol\u00edamos beber caf\u00e9 todos los d\u00edas.<br \/>\nBernardo no com\u00eda verduras cuando era peque\u00f1o. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? 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