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25 Cards in this Set
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To represent actions or events as completed in the past
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Preterite |
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To refer to the beginning or end of an action or event
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Preterite |
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To narrate a sequence of actions or to highlight main actions
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Preterite |
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Time expressions: specific instances in the past, or communicate a sense of a completed action or event
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Preterite |
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anoche
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last night (P) |
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ayer |
yesterday (P)
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después |
after (P) |
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cuando
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when (P) |
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el semester pasado |
last semester (P) |
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la semana pasada |
last week (P) |
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hace (una hora, un día, un mes) |
a(n) (hour, day, month) ago (P) |
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To characterize past actions as ongoing without reference to or emphasis on their beginning or end
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Imperfect |
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To talk about past actions in progress while other actions took place
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Imperfect |
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To talk about habitual or repeated actions, like in English used or would do something |
Imperfect |
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To talk about time of day, age, and weather in the past
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Imperfect |
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a menudo
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often (I) |
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cada día, todos los días |
every day (I) |
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durante
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during (I) |
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frecuentemente |
frequently (I) |
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generalmente, por lo general |
generally (I) |
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mientras |
while (I) |
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muchas veces |
many times (I) |
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siempre |
always (I) |
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Time expressions: refer to repeated actions in the past or indicate an instance of two actions occurring simultaneously
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Imperfect |
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To describe a scene or person in the past
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