Vamos a la playaUnidad 1.2

Contestar las preguntas: pagina 58-59

1. ¿Cuándo se reúne la familia de Sandra Zapata?

2. ¿Quién es la esposa de Ricardo?

3. ¿Cómo llegaron a la reunión?

4. ¿Qué hace la familia para divertirse?

5. ¿Qué tiempo hace en la playa?

In English:my ouryour your(pl)his/her their

In Spanish:mi,mis nuestro/os/a/astu,tus vuestro/os/a/assu,sus su,sus

Remember adjectives agree with number and gender with the noun they modify.

Repaso-Possessive adjective

1. _______(my)bebé2. _______(our)sobrinos3. ________(your –formal)nieto4. ________(your pl)hijos -Argentina5. ________(his)novia6. ________(her)abuelos7. ________(their)cuñado8. _________(your pl)madrina -Spain

Put the correct form of the possessive adjective.

Saber vs Conocer

• Saber in the preterite means found out and conocer means met.

Hoy supe que vamos a pasar dos noches en la montaña.Today I found out that we are going to spend two nights in the mountains.

Ayer conocí al nuevo estudiante.Yesterday, I met the new student.

Activity 5 pg 62 with your partner

• In Spanish, use the imperfect tense for actions that were ongoing, recurring, or incomplete in the past.

• We went to school yesterday. (preterite)• We always used to go to school. (imperfect)

Imperfect tense

1. Always-siempre2. Never-nunca3. Every-cada4. All days, months, weeks etc…todos….5. Often- a menudo6. Many times-muchas veces7. Meanwhile-mientras8. When I was a child/little-Cuando era niño/pequeño/joven9. used to_____ (this word tells you that the main verb is

conjugated in the imperfect tense)

Key words for the imperfect

• Remember stem-changing verbs in the imperfect tense do not stem-change.

• How do we conjugate ar verbs in the imperfect?

Parar-

paraba parábamosparabas parabaisparaba paraban

Regular verbs

Regular er/ir verbs

• How do we conjugate er/ir verbs in the imperfect verbs?

Hacer

hacía hacíamosHacías hacíaishacía hacían

escribir

escribía escribíamosescribías escribíaisescribía escribían

Irregular verbs in the imperfectIr-to go

iba íbamosibas ibaisiba iban

Ser-to be

era éramoseras eraisera eran

Ver-to see

veía veíamos veías veíais veía veían

Haber-

había: there was, there were

1. Yo________(montar) la bicicleta.2. Ellos________(comer)la comida.3. Ustedes________(saber)nadar.4. Ella______(juntar)los caracoles.5. Nosotros_____(poder)ir al cine.6. Mis amigos_____(tener)hambre.7. Pablo y yo______(llegar)tarde.8. Tú_____(decir)la verdad.9. Usted______(estar)cansado.10.Pablo_____(traer)la torta.

Put the correct verb in the imperfect.

1. I used to get seasick.2. He always cooled down at the pool.3. Everyday we picked up shells.4. They never went on a cruise.5. Many times you used ride your bicycle.6. When he was a child, he used to go school.7. When they were a children, they used make sand castles.8. When you were a child, you used watch the sunrise.9. When I was a child, I used be lazy.10. When we were a children, we used drive a red car.

Translate

• Write about your childhood.

• Remember since this is about your childhood, without knowing when it began and ended we use the imperfect tense.

• 12 sentences• Bring a picture when you were little• Include the verbs ir, ser, ver and haber• Title= Mi niñez• Proofread for spelling, accents etc…• Final draft typed, 12 font, double space, Times New Roman

Composition

• The difference between the preterite and the imperfect.

What will you learn?

Use the preterite tense to describe an action or series of actions completed in the past.

1. To tell something happened once. Fui a la tienda ayer.

2. To tell of something that happened more than once but with a specific end.

Fui a la tienda dos veces ayer.

3. To indicate the beginning or end of a process.El huracán se terminó a las ocho.

Preterite tense

1. ayer-yesterday2. anoche-last night3. el año pasado-last year4. la semana pasada-last week5. el fin de semana pasado-last weekend6. un día-one day7. una vez,dos veces, tres veces etc…-once etc..8. a specific day or holiday (el martes or la navidad)

9. de repente-suddenly

Key words:

To tell habitual or repeated actions in the past.

-Yo siempre montaba mi triciclo cuando yo era niña.-Iba a la tienda.-Cuando era joven, yo jugaba con mis primos.-Todos los días yo hacía la cama.

Uses of the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is used to provide background information for an event that is described using the preterite.

1. Time-ser2. Age-tener3. Feelings/state of being-estar4. Weather-hacer5. Descriptions of the event, people places-ser

Background information-Imperfect

Weather-Repaso and Imperfect• Expressions:¿Qué tiempo hace/hacía?

•Hace frío.•Hace calor.•Hace viento•Hace fresco.•Hace buen/mal tiempo.• Llueve.•Nieva.

•Hacía frío.•Hacía calor.•Hacía viento•Hacía fresco.•Hacía buen/mal

tiempo.• Llovía.•Nevaba.

• Say what kind of weather you have in these situations. Use different expressions.

1. Cuando fui a esquiar,___________2. Cuando fui a la playa,___________3. Cuando era el invierno,___________4. Cuando hubo un tornado,____________5. Cuando era abril, _________mucho.

Weather

Describing events in the past-Imperfect

• Use ser to describe an event. You must use the imperfect.

Alto/aArtistico/aAtlético/aBajo/aBonito/aBueno/aMalo/aCómico/aDesorganizado/aEstudioso/aGuapo/a

Organizado/aPequeño/aPerezoso/aSerio/aSimpático/aViejo/aJovenTrabajador/aFeo/aGrande

**There is/are= hayThere was/were=huboThere was/were=había

1. La casa_______grande.2. Mi mejor amigo______alto y Bueno.3. Ellos_______malos.4. La clase______dificil.5. Los maestros ______trabajadores y inteligentes.6. Mi cuarto______desorganizado.7. La playa____bonita.8. Mi hermano_______perezoso.

Use the correct form of the verb ser in the imperfect. Translate the sentences.

To describe a condition, mental state or state of being from the past.

• Tener hambre.• Tener sed.• Tener miedo.• Tener frío.• Tener sueño.• Tener calor.• Estar herido.• Estar ocupado =Estar + feeling

State of being-Imperfect

1. Cansado/a2. Contento/a3. Deprimido/a4. Emcionado/a5. Nervioso/a6. Ocupado/a

Feelings(ESTAR) - Imperfect

1. Tranquilo/a2. Triste3. Bien4. Mal5. Así,así6. Agotador/a

1. Yo_____enojado.2. Ella____sed.3. Nuestro hermano___miedo.4. Vosotros____felices.5. Usted____hambre.6. Ellos____cansados.7. Nosotros____calor.8. Ustedes___bien.

Put the correct form of estar of tener.

1. When I was a child, I was always tired.2. My friend Juan was very hungry in class.3. He used to be depressed.4. They were exhausted after the beach.

Translate

• Use the imperfect to say the time in the past

• Time:¿Qué hora es/era?

• It is one. Es la una. Era la una.• It is two. Son las dos. Eran las dos.

• **Remember if it is more than 2 o’clock you use son/eran. • de la mañana• de la tarde• de la noche• y media and y cuarto

Time-Imperfect

• Write the time these things happened.1. _______________cuando llegué a clase.2. _______________cuando practiqué (deporte)3. _______________cuando almorcé.4. _______________cuando hablé con mi mejor amigo.5. _______________cuando estudié para el examen.6. _______________cuando fui al cine.7. _______________cuando hice la tarea.8. _______________cuando desayuné.

Time-imperfect

To indicate time or age in the past use the imperfect.

Cuando yo tenía 10 años, yo iba a la escuela con mi amigo Juan.

Time and Age-imperfect

Say how old you were when these things happened to you.

1. ¿Cuándo entraste a primer grado?2. ¿Cuándo perdiste tu primer diente?3. ¿Cuándo condujiste por primera vez?4. ¿Cuándo recibiste tu primer premio?5. ¿Cuándo sacaste una mala nota por primera vez?6. ¿Cuándo jugaste un deporte por primera vez?7. ¿Cuándo viste tu primera película?8. ¿Cuándo fuiste a ______(Disney World)9. Make your own question: ¿Cuándo…..

Age-imperfect

Ayer yo fui al cine con mi amigo Juan. Eran las diez de la noche cuando me encontré con Juana. Primero fuimos a comer porque tenía mucha hambre. Hacía un calor agobiante. Nosotros vimos Star Wars. Me gustó mucho pero Juan estaba aburrido.

-Translate: Why do you use the preterite or imperfect.

• Use the imperfect to tell what was going on in the background.Cuando yo fui a las montañas, hacía frío.

• Use the preterite for the interrupting or main event.

Yo nadaba cuando Pedro llegó a la playa. **key word=de repente (suddenly)

Yo hablaba con Juan, cuando de repente oí un grito.

Using the imperfect and preterite together.

1. While I was driving, my friend fell asleep. (conducir/dormirse)

2. While Jane was running, she suddenly saw a cat on a tree. (correr/ver)

3. The teacher was talking to the class , when Paul arrived. (hablar/llegar)

4. You were walking in the park, when suddenly you heard a noise. (caminar/oir)

5. While you were preparing food, your brother threw the plate on the floor. (preparar/tirar)

Translate

6. While he was walking to school, when he fell on the road. (ir/caerse)

7. Paul and I were swimming, when it began to rain. (nadar/empezar a llover)

8. You were reading the book, when the teacher arrived. (leer/llegar)

9. You all were writing, when I arrived. (escribir/llegar)

10.They were eating lunch, when the teacher suddenly yelled at the students. (almorzar/gritar)

1. I was running, when suddenly James fell.2. He was talking, when suddenly she yelled.3. They were doing their homework, when Sally arrived.4. The students were eating, when suddenly the bell rang.5. Juan was walking, when suddenly there was a noise.6. We were jumping, when Mary arrived.

Translate using preterite and imperfect.

• Day at the beach-Draw a picture

• Then write 8-10 sentences about the picture. Imperfect tense

• Include:

3 sentences about ongoing actionsEx. He was cooling off under the umbrella

2 sentences about the weather3 sentences about the state of being of someone

Mini-project

• Bring 5 pictures of a vacation you took or pictures of a vacation

• You will write about your vacation. Album

• Include:• Background information.• Ongoing actions

Composition using the preterite and imperfect