La Inteligencia Emocional: Lectura Cultural

Learning Objectives Identify the imperfect tense in a short cultural reading about emotional intelligence. Define the imperfect tense and its primary uses for describing past habits and ongoing actions. Conjugate regular -ar verbs in the imperfect tense. Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect tense. Differentiate between the imperfect endings for -ar verbs and -er/-ir verbs. Use the imperfect tense to write simple sentences describing how someone felt or what they used to do. Recognize the three common irregular verbs in the imperfect: ir, ser, and ver. 🤔 ¿Recuerdas cómo eras cuando eras más pequeño/a? ¡Vamos a aprender a contar esas historias en español! Today, we will learn a new past tense called the 'imperfecto'. We'll use it to talk abou...

TermDefinitionExample Imperfecto (Imperfect Tense)A past tense used for ongoing actions, descriptions, habits, and setting the scene in the past. Think of it as 'used to' or 'was/were -ing'.Yo jugaba en el parque todos los días. (I used to play in the park every day.) Conjugación (Conjugation)Changing the ending of a verb to match who is doing the action (yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros, etc.).The verb 'hablar' changes to 'hablaba' for the subject 'yo'. Verbos -ar (-ar Verbs)Verbs that end in -ar in their original, infinitive form.cantar (to sing), bailar (to dance), estudiar (to study). Verbos -er / -ir (-er / -ir Verbs)Verbs that end in -er or -ir. They share the same endings in the imperfect tense.comer (to eat), beber (to drink), vivir (to...

Conjugación de Verbos -ar en el Imperfecto Drop the -ar and add: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. Use this pattern for all regular verbs ending in -ar to talk about past habits or descriptions. Notice the accent on the 'nosotros' form! Conjugación de Verbos -er e -ir en el Imperfecto Drop the -er or -ir and add: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. Use this pattern for all regular verbs ending in -er and -ir. Notice the accent mark on the 'i' in every single ending! Usos del Imperfecto (Uses of the Imperfect) Use the imperfect for: Descriptions, Ongoing actions, Repeated/Habitual actions, Age, Time, and Emotions in the past. This helps you decide when to use the imperfect tense. It's perfect for setting the scene or describing what...