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Escritor famoso - Arturo Pérez Reverte: 'ver' imperfect, imperfect and preterite

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Unit Summary

This unit introduces 'ir' and 'ver' in the imperfect, and plural forms of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the imperfect. Pupils revisit singular forms of these verbs in the imperfect, contrast the preterite and imperfect, form the past continuous with - ar verbs, and revisit modals.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand a range of past-tense language in the context of the work of Arturo Pérez Reverte.

Key Notes

  • Like 'ir', 'ver' is irregular in the imperfect tense.
  • 'veía', 'veías' and 'veía' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of 'ver' in the imperfect tense.
  • The imperfect tense is used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past.
  • The imperfect endings of regular -er and -ir verbs are -ía, -ías, -íamos, -íais and -ían.
  • The preterite tense is used to talk about something completed in the past.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • imperfect: verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly
  • preterite: verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The correct Spanish translation of 'I am hungry' is 'estoy hambre'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Like 'ir', 'ver' is irregular in the imperfect tense. 'veía', 'veías' and 'veía' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of 'ver' in the imperfect tense.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'imperfect'

verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The correct Spanish translation of 'I am hungry' is 'estoy hambre'. Correction: The correct translation of 'I am hungry' is 'tengo hambre'. Sometimes Spanish uses 'tengo' + noun where the English would be 'I am' + adjective. Other examples of this structure are 'tengo frío' (I am cold) and 'tengo miedo' (I am scared).

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