Interpretation- Preterit or Imperfect_ (1)

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Spanish II – 940:102 Fall 2023 Rutgers University Profe Álvarez Outeiriño Name: Julianna Wilson Date: 12/5/2023 DIRECTIONS: ● Look at the following 5 questions and decide whether preterit (bounded) or imperfect (unbounded) is more appropriate for the meaning the sentence is trying to convey. ● Select option A or B and write it in the box provided ● Justify WHY you selected preterite or imperfect (don’t just tell me bounded or unbounded, explain to me where the boundaries are, if it marks beginning/end, if there are no clear boundaries, etc.). ● DRAW your justification based on the SCOBAS (pictures/representations) we’ve seen in class. ● Upload a video explaining why you chose preterite or imperfect in each sentence (check the verbs that you underlined) and justify your answers with the support of the SCOBA. 1. What sentence indicates that it began to rain? a. Me puse el chubasquero cuando llovía . [ I put on my windbreaker when (to rain/imperfect )] b. Me puse el chubasquero cuando llovió . [I put on my windbreaker when (to rain/preterite)] A or B? Explanation WHY it is preterite/imperfect Drawing A Option A uses the imperfect tense “llovia”to indicate that the action of raining had already started when the speaker put on the windbreaker. It implies an unbounded action. 2. To which of the following sentences could we add: “…but fortunately the firefighters arrived in time.”? a. Pedro dijo que su casa se quemó … [Peter said that his house (to burn (down)/ preterite)] b. Pedro dijo que su casa se quemaba … [Peter said that his house (to burn (down)/ imperfect)] A or B? Explanation WHY it is preterite/imperfect Drawing B Option B uses the imperfect tense “se quemaba” to describe an action of the house burning. It allows there to be a possibility of additional information, like the firefighters arriving in time.

Spanish II – 940:102 Fall 2023 Rutgers University Profe Álvarez Outeiriño 3. In which phrase would it not be possible to respond to the phone call? a. Cuando salíamos de casa, el teléfono sonó. [When (to go out/imperfect) of the house, the telephone rang.] b. Cuando salimos de casa, el teléfono sonó. [When (to go out/preterite) of the house, the telephone rang.] A or B? Explanation WHY it is preterite/imperfect Drawing B Option B uses the preterite tense “salimos” to indicate an action of leaving the house. There should be a phone call that occurred after leaving the house and therefore may be possible to respond to. 4. In which sentence could Tom still be an actor? a. Sabíamos que Tomás fue actor. [We know that Thomas (to be/preterite) an actor]. b. Sabíamos que Tomás era actor. We know that Thomas (to be/imperfect) an actor]. A or B? Explanation WHY it is preterite/imperfect Drawing B Option B uses the imperfect tense “era” to describe Tom being an actor in a more general or ongoing sense. Leaving room for the possibility that he could still be an actor. 5. In what sentence did it begin to snow? a. Ayer, nevó a las 8:00. [Yesterday, (to snow/preterite) at 8:00]. b. Ayer, nevaba a las 8:00. [Yesterday, (to snow/imperfect) at 8:00]. A or B? Explanation WHY it is preterite/imperfect Drawing

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