Como recordar el IMPERFECTO |
WAITERS |
A mnemonic device to remember the usage of the imperfect. |
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WEATHER- we use weather in the imperfect tense to describe what the weather was like. It is used to describe what the weather is like at that moment. Weather in the imperfect is used for setting a scene.
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A |
AGE-
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INTERRUPTION of an action INTENDED action
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T |
TRAITS Used to describe characteristics of someone or something.
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E |
ENDLESS or continuous action We do not know exactly when this action started or when it will end.
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R |
REPETITIVE actions Past actions that took place multiple times in the past.
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SETTING (&TIME) What is the setting of scene?
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Como recordar el preterito... |
CSI | A mnemonic device to remember the usage of the preterit. |
C | Completed actions We know, exactly when something started and ended. We know the length of time.
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S | Sequence of events or actions in a story When we tell a story, we use a sequence of events to describe what happened. For example in a biography...
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I | Interrupting an action |