Preterite and Imperfect
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44 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 specific action at a specific time | preterite |
| single action interrupting continuous actions | preterite |
| completed actions (beginning and end) | preterite |
| Summarizes way someone felt about a particualr event, instance, or person | preterite |
| habitual or repeated actions | imperfect |
| description of situation (what was going on) when single event occured | imperfect |
| Continuous actions (no beginning or end) | Imperfect |
| Describes person or thing physically | imperfect |
| describes feelings or personalities | imperfect |
| describes emotions or physical states | imperfect |
| describes wishes, desires, or attitudes | imperfect |
| tells time/season/age/weather/location | imperfect |
| anteayer | preterite |
| ayer | preterite |
| ayer por la mañana, ayer por la tarde | preterite |
| anoche | preterite |
| hoy | preterite |
| el lunes (or other days of the week) | preterite |
| esta mañana | preterite |
| a la una, a las dos... | preterite |
| la semana pasada, el año pasado | preterite |
| una vez, dos veces | preterite |
| por fin/finalmente | preterite |
| de repente | preterite |
| en seguida/inmediatamente | preterite |
| tarde/temprano | preterite |
| todos los dias | imperfect |
| cada dia | imperfect |
| generalmente | imperfect |
| antes | imperfect |
| siempre/nunca | imperfect |
| los lunes, los martes... etc | imperfect |
| por las mañanas | imperfect |
| mientras | imperfect |
| de costumbre | imperfect |
| a veces/de vez en cuando | imperfect |
| con frequencia/frecuentemente | imperfect |
| a menudo/muy a menudo | imperfect |
| muchas veces | imperfect |
| saber (preterite meaning) | to find out |
| tener (preterite meaning) | to receive |
| no querer (preterite meaning) | to refuse |
| poder (preterite meaning) | to manage to |
| conocer (preterite meaning) | to meet |
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