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Imperfect or Preterit?
Describes past actions in the process of happening, with no reference to their beginning or end (¿Viste a Ana cuando ibas para el estudio?) |
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Describes a physical, mental, or emotional condition or characteristic in the past. No fui porque estaba enferma. Era delgada y tenía el pelo largo |
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Imperfect or Preterit?
Refers to repeated or habitual actions in the past. Siempre íbamos con Ana. |
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Describes or sets the stage in the past.
Hacía frío y llovía cuando salí. |
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Expresses time in the past. Eran las once cuando llegué. |
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Is used in indirect discourse.
Ella dijo que no sabía nadar. |
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Describes age in the past.
Ella tenía seis años |
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Imperfect or Preterit?
Reports past actions or events that the speaker views as finished and completed, regardless of how long they lasted. Anoche él jugó al béisbol |
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Sums up a condition or a physical or mental state, viewed as completed. Estuve enfermo toda la noche. |
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| Imperfect or Preterit? Adds new information and moves the story foward |
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| Imperfect or Preterit? Adds details, describes and supports the information already given. |
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| Imperfect or Preterit? used when we focus on the actions, they are perceived as completed actions or they indicate the beginning or the ending of an action. With this tense, new information is added and the story moves forward. |
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| Preterit or Imperfect? used when we give information that helps to picture the scene, it supports the preterite verbs, it doesn’t add new information |
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Preterit or Imperfect?
Habitual past actions.... |
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Preterit or Imperfect?
Actions and states in progress at a focused point in the past |
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| Preterit or Imperfect? Repetitive past actions (without a time frame) |
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| Preterit or Imperfect? Anticipated / planned past actions |
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| Preterit or Imperfect? Description (usually also for weather, time and age) |
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