{"id":7354,"date":"2013-08-29T03:45:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T07:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7354"},"modified":"2013-08-29T03:45:44","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T07:45:44","slug":"beginner-spanish-review-lesson-42-comparing-el-preterito-indefinido-and-el-preterito-imperfecto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-review-lesson-42-comparing-el-preterito-indefinido-and-el-preterito-imperfecto\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 42 Comparing El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s interactive Spanish review lesson we are going to practice using the Spanish grammar tenses El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto. We will compare these two past tenses to understand their important differences.<\/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-42-comparing-preterito-indefinido-and-preterito-imperfecto\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Comparing El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beginner Spanish REVIEW Lesson 42 Comparing El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qV6fXe5XvDM?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 Spanish verbs in both past tenses El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto.  I will say a person (yo, t\u00fa, usted etc) and a Spanish verb and I would like you to conjugate the verb in the correct way for both El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto: (For example: Ellos \/ comprar: Compraron and Compraban)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vosotros \/ hablar<br \/>\nT\u00fa \/ trabajar<br \/>\nEllos \/decir<br \/>\nNosotros \/ ser<br \/>\nUsted \/ ir<br \/>\nYo \/ comer<br \/>\n\u00c9l \/vivir<br \/>\nUstedes \/ estar<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Next, I will say some sentences in Spanish. I will say each sentence in two different ways &#8211; one using El Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and one using El Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto \u2013 but only one will be correct. I would like you to tell me which sentence is the correct one:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayer fui a la playa \/ Ayer iba a la playa.<br \/>\nAntes fui a la playa todos los d\u00edas \/ Antes iba a la playa todos los d\u00edas.<br \/>\nMi abuelo llev\u00f3 bigote \/ Mi abuelo llevaba bigote.<br \/>\nAna y Silvia visitaron a su padre todos los domingos \/ Ana y Silvia visitaban a su padre todos los domingos.<br \/>\nEl a\u00f1o pasado visitamos Madrid \/ El a\u00f1o pasado visit\u00e1bamos Madrid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Now, listen to the following story and answer the questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virginia era una mujer muy habladora. Siempre hablaba mucho tiempo con la gente y no ten\u00eda tiempo para hacer otras cosas. Un d\u00eda su hermano le dijo que ten\u00eda que hablar menos porque era muy aburrida y ella se puso muy triste y no habl\u00f3 nunca m\u00e1s. Su familia le preguntaba todos los d\u00edas: \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no hablas? \u00a1Habla por favor! Pero ella no quer\u00eda hablar. La llevaron al m\u00e9dico pero \u00e9ste dijo que no pod\u00eda hacer nada porque no era una enfermedad, Virginia no hablaba porque no quer\u00eda. Unos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde, su hermano pens\u00f3 en una soluci\u00f3n muy simple para el problema. Llam\u00f3 a toda su familia y amigos y todos fueron a la casa de Virginia. Le dijeron que era una mujer muy interesante y simp\u00e1tica y que quer\u00edan hablar con ella. Entonces, Virginia habl\u00f3 y dijo: \u00a1Muchas gracias, sois todos maravillosos! <\/p>\n<p>1. \u00bfC\u00f3mo era Virginia?<br \/>\n2. \u00bfQu\u00e9 le dijo su hermano un d\u00eda?<br \/>\n3. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no habl\u00f3 m\u00e1s Virginia?<br \/>\n4. \u00bfQu\u00e9 dijo el m\u00e9dico?<br \/>\n5. \u00bfQu\u00e9 soluci\u00f3n busc\u00f3 su hermano? <\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Finally, please find and repeat three Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido sentences &amp; three Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto sentences from my previous story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is all for today. <\/p>\n<p>Correctly using these two Spanish past tenses is one of the trickiest things of the Spanish language, so don\u00b4t worry if you make mistakes at first. Keep practicing and try to listen to native speakers as much as possible. This will help you a lot to improve. Don\u2019t forget also to make sure that you are watching TV programmes and films in Spanish and reading Spanish information on the internet or in books.<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos pronto. \u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/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 \/>\nVosotros \/ hablasteis \u2013 hablabais<br \/>\nT\u00fa \/ trabajaste &#8211; trabajabas<br \/>\nEllos \/dijeron &#8211; dec\u00edan<br \/>\nNosotros \/ fuimos &#8211; \u00e9ramos<br \/>\nUsted \/ fue &#8211; iba<br \/>\nYo \/ com\u00ed &#8211; com\u00eda<br \/>\n\u00c9l \/vivi\u00f3 &#8211; viv\u00eda<br \/>\nUstedes \/ estaron &#8211; estaban<\/p>\n<p>2.<br \/>\nAyer fui a la playa.<br \/>\nAntes iba a la playa todos los d\u00edas.<br \/>\nMi abuelo llevaba bigote.<br \/>\nAna y Silvia visitaban a su padre todos los domingos.<br \/>\nEl a\u00f1o pasado visitamos Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>3.<br \/>\nVirginia era una mujer muy habladora<br \/>\nSu hermano le dijo que ten\u00eda que hablar menos porque era muy aburrida<br \/>\nPorque estaba muy triste<br \/>\nDijo que no pod\u00eda hacer nada porque no era una enfermedad<br \/>\nLa soluci\u00f3n fue decir que era una mujer muy interesante y simp\u00e1tica y que quer\u00edan hablar con ella <\/p>\n<p>4.<br \/>\n(Possible answers)<br \/>\nPret\u00e9rito Indefinido: La llevaron al m\u00e9dico \/ Unos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde, su hermano pens\u00f3 en una soluci\u00f3n muy simple para el problema \/ Llam\u00f3 a toda su familia y amigos y todos fueron a la casa de Virginia<br \/>\nPret\u00e9rito Imperfecto: Virginia era una mujer muy habladora \/ Virginia no hablaba porque no quer\u00eda \/ Pero ella no quer\u00eda hablar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? 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