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Preterite and Imperfect Trigger Words

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  • Como un niño,
    As a kid (little boy)
  • If you are describing something in the past would you use preterite or imperfect?
    Imperfect
  • Yo/Ser
    era
  • El payaso ____________ (vivir)
    vivía
  • De repente
    Suddenly
  • Ir and Ser in the preterite both change to.......
    fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
  • Ayer
    Yesterday
  • What does the "W" in Waterloads stand for?
    Weather
  • What does the "T" in Waterloads stand for?
    Telling Time
  • What does the "O" in Waterloads stand for?
    Ongoing Action
  • Tú / Ver
    veías
  • What does the "L" in what loads stand for?
    Location
  • Frequently
    Frecuentemente
  • Los chicos ______________ (despertarse)
    se despertaban
  • La familia y yo/ ir
    íbamos
  • el martes
    on tuesday
  • What does the "S" in Waterloads stand for?
    Setting in the Background
  • What is Hacer in the preterite in the ellos form?
    hicieron
  • What does the "R" in waterloads stand for?
    Repeated Action
  • Often
    A menudo
  • What does the first "S" stand for in BOSSI?
    Sudden Distinct Action in the past
  • What does the "D" in Waterloads stand for?
    Description
  • El oso ____________ (bailar)
    bailaba
  • What verb do we use to express age?
    Tener
  • What does the "O" in Bossi stand for?
    One time action in the past
  • anoche
    last night
  • What does the "E" in waterloads stand for?
    Emotion
  • What is the acronym to remember the preterite?
    BOSSI
  • What does the first "A" in waterloads stand for?
    Age
  • todos los días
    everday
  • What does the 2nd "A" in Waterloads stand for?
    Attitude
  • What does the second "S" stand for in BOSSI?
    Specific time action in the past
  • What does the "B" in Bossi stand for?
    Began or ended action in the past
  • What is Dar in the Preterite in the "Yo" form?
    di
  • La maestra ______________ (enseñar)
    enseñaba
  • What does do verbs in the "Yo" form change to that end in "Car"?
    qué
  • Once in a while
    de vez en cuando
  • What does "Setting in the Background" mean or refer to?
    The background set up in a story
  • Sometimes
    A veces
  • Durante mi juventud,
    during my youth
  • Almost Always
    Casi Siempre
  • Un día
    One day
  • Always
    Siempre
  • Generalmente
    generally
  • Yo ______________ (vestirse)
    me vestía
  • El sábado pasado
    last saturday
  • The stem of Querer in the preterite changes to.....
    Quis.....
  • What does the "I" stand for in BOSSI?
    Interrupting an action that is already going on
  • Normally
    Normalmente
  • When you have two actions and one is interrupting the other, which action is always expressed in the preterite?
    The action that interrupts the ongoing action is in the preterite
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