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Imperfect expresses... |
•things that were already going on when the time period began •past habitual actions (recurring) |
Anoche hacía buen tiempo cuando llegamos al estadio. |
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Preterit expresses... |
•things that began, ended, or lasted for a specific amount of time within a defined period of time •a sequence of past events or things that happened a specific number of times in the past |
Anoche jugamos el partido a las ocho. Fue muy divertido. |
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Expressions with imperfect |
Todos los días Siempre De niño (a) En aquellos días |
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Expressions with preterite |
Ayer Una vez El año pasado De repente |
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Conocer |
Imperfect- knew, was acquainted with Preterit- met |
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Poder |
Imperfect- were allowed, were able Preterit- managed |
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No poder |
Imperfect- couldn't, was having trouble Preterit- couldn't, never did, failed to |
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Querer |
Imperfect- wanted to, felt like Preterit- wanted to, tried to, set out to |
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No querer |
Imperfect- didn't want to, didn't feel like Preterit- would not, refused to |
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Saber |
Imperfect- knew, was aware of Preterit- knew, found out |
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Tener |
Imperfect- had (held) Preterit- got |
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Use imperfect to... Use preterit to... |
...set the scene, describe feelings/situations that were already in progress, tell time ...tell what happened, what the sequence of events was |
Anoche eran las seis de la tarde cuando llegamos al estadio. Hacía buen tiempo y todos estábamos emocionados cuando comenzó el partido. |
