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19 Cards in this Set
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Uses for the Preterit
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1. completed actions
2. beginning/end 3. series of completed actions 4. time frame/weather event 5. mental, emotional, and physical changes |
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Uses for the Imperfect
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1. background/description
2. ongoing action 3. habits 4. time/weather as background 5. mental, emotional, and physical conditions |
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Preterit: Conocer
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to meet
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Imperfect: Conocer
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to used to know
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Preterit: costar
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to cost
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Imperfect: costar
El libro del estilistica costaba 50 dolares |
the stylistics book cost (was) $50. (implies not bought)
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Preterit: poder
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to manage to (could and did--effort put forth)
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Imperfect: poder
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to had the ability and or oppostunity, no reference to a specific effort or incident
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Preterit: no poder
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to fail to (specific effort and failure implied)
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Imperfect: no poder
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the assistant couldn't get used to the dark (no reference to a specific effort or failure)
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Preterit: querer
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she tried to pick up the rock (wanted and acted upon it)
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Imperfect: querer
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my mentor wanted to advise me (no reference to effort or success)
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Preterit: no querer
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to refuse to (acted upon the desire not to)
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Imperfect: no querer
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they didn't want to talk to the technician (but perhaps did)
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Preterit: saber
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we found out (beginning of knowing about it)
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Imperfect: saber
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We knew that
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Preterit: tener
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I received (beginning of having)
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Imperfect: tener
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Mi mama tenia = my mom had a talent
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Preterit: tener que
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the inventor had to (she acted upon it)
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