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Preterite vs Imperfect
past tense verbs
7
Language - Spanish
9th Grade
05/18/2008

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Term
completed actions
Definition
preterite
Term

beginning or end of a past action

"the soap opera began at eight o'clock"

 

 

 

 

Definition

preterite

"la telenovela empezó a las ocho"

Term
ongoing past action without reference to beginning or end
Definition
imperfect
Term

to narrate a series of past actions

"I left the house, crossed the street, and entered the building"  

Definition

Preterite

(Yo salí de casa, crucé la calle, y entré en el edificio.)

Term

Habitual actions in the past

"When i was a kid i went to michigan every summer" 

Definition

Imperfet

"Cuando era un niño, iba a Michigan cada verano"

Term
Mental, physical, or emotional states in the past
Definition
Imperfect
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