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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