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Is there a website that has conjugates all together that I could print out?
Spanish is my favorite subject. 
some of my favorites are
www.conjuguemos.com and www.studyspanish.com though I am sure there are many out there.
www.spanishdict.com has an amazing conjugator. But i wouldn’t recommend it just to finish your homework. It should only be used if you truly do not know/can find the answer
this is the link:
http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate
you just enter the infinitive.
Written by rob on February 6th, 2010 with 2 comments.
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i was using one website (www.dictionary.com) but it doesn’t have the preterite or imperfect tense.
Go to:
www.google.com/translate
Hope I helped!
Written by rob on February 4th, 2010 with 5 comments.
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Learn through Lady Gaga and Spanish III students how one might conjugate the past tense with regular verbs.
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Written by rob on February 2nd, 2010 with 1 comment.
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If given a verb, what are some good ways to tell if it should be preterite versus imperfect?
Preterite is used:
1. For actions that can be viewed as single events
Anoche, ella me besó. Last night, she kissed me. (It happened ONE time)
2. For actions that were repeated a specific number of times
Anoche ella me besó siete veces. Last night, she kissed me seven times. (The exact number of times is known)
For actions that occurred during a specific period of time
Pasé el año pasado en Puerto Rico. (I spent the past year in Puerto Rico)
The entire year is considered a specific period of time in which you completed the action from start to finish.
4. For actions that were part of a chain of events
Ayer fui a la tienda, compre una camisa, fui al banco, y regresé a la casa.
Yesterday I went to the store, I bought a shirt, I went to the bank, and returned home. You started and completed all of these actions.
5. To state the beginning or the end of an action
Abri la puerta y entré la casa. I opened the door and entered the house. It shows a completed action (entering the house) from start to finish.
Imperfect:
For actions that were repeated habitually
1. Siempre limpiaba mi cuarto antes de salir. "I always cleaned my room before going out."
This means that you repeated the same action multiple times during a time period that is NOT specified explicitly.
2. For actions that "set the stage" for another past action
Estaba hablando por telefono cuando alguien tocó la puerta. (I was talking on the phone when somebody knocked on the door)
The action of talking on the phone "sets the stage" for when somebody interrupted you by knocking on the door.
*Hint: Draw a line for the action and then show when that line is interrupted by another action. The action before the interruption is the imperfect tense and the interruption is in the preterite tense.
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Estaba hablando por telefono cuando alguien TOCÓ LA PUERTA.
3. For telling time
Eran las dos de la tarde. It was 2pm.
4. For stating one’s age.
Cuando tenía diez años fui a Disney World. "When I was ten I went to Disney World".
5. For mental states (usually)
Estaba muy triste ayer. "I was very sad yesterday". (Notice it’s a specific period of time which usually calls for the preterite– but because it’s an emotional state you use the imperfect)
6. For physical sensations (usually)
Tenía hambre todo el día. "I was hungry all day." (Again, notice it’s a specific period of time which usually calls for the preterite– but because it’s a physical sensation you use the imperfect)
7. To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions.
People: Ella era linda. She was pretty.
Things: La casa estaba sucia. The house was dirty.
Conditions: Hacía frio ayer. Yesterday it was cold. (Again, notice it’s a specific period of time which usually calls for the preterite– but because it’s a description of a condition (the weather) you use the imperfect)
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Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 3 comments.
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We used these four short videos in a presentation for a Spanish class on the different uses of the preterite and imperfect. This is an English version. We used the idea of students reading and phones ringing to illustrate the differences of the two past tense forms in the context of a single sentence. Two simultaneous actions will be represented in the imperfect, an interrupting action will be in the preterite while the constant action will be in the imperfect, and if there are two consecutive actions the verbs will be in the preterite.
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Written by rob on January 30th, 2010 with 1 comment.
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This video lesson covers verbs that stem change (o-u) and (e-ie) in the yo, tú, él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, and ustedes forms in the present but do something a little different in the preterite. It’s a little longer than I was hoping but, enjoy!
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Written by rob on January 26th, 2010 with 2 comments.
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Video by Jared Babuschak & Michael Bacani
31 June 2008
MDHS
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Written by rob on January 20th, 2010 with 4 comments.
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Do native speakers ever get confused on which to use?? Also, lets say I am in some convo in MX or something with a native speaker and I don’t know if the thing I am saying takes the preterite or imperfect, rather than interrupt the convo by hesitating, which tense would be best to use? Like which is more common, the preterite or imperfect?
people in spain usually prefer imperfect forms… we in latin america are more likely to use single or perfect forms
but, usually we don’t really care about the difference, mainly if it comes from a non-native speaker
Written by rob on January 17th, 2010 with 4 comments.
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This video lesson is a little longer because I decided to lump three irregular verbs together.
The verbs are:
traducir (to translate)
traer (to bring)
conducir (to drive)
These verbs follow the pattern of ‘decir’ in the preterite.
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Written by rob on January 16th, 2010 with 1 comment.
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Do native speakers ever get confused on which to use?? Also, lets say I am in some convo in MX or something with a native speaker and I don’t know if the thing I am saying takes the preterite or imperfect, rather than interrupt the convo by hesitating, which tense would be best to use? Like which is more common, the preterite or imperfect?
people in spain usually prefer imperfect forms… we in latin america are more likely to use single or perfect forms
but, usually we don’t really care about the difference, mainly if it comes from a non-native speaker
Written by rob on January 14th, 2010 with no comments.
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