preterite imperfect Flashcards
1
Q
when do you use this vs normal preterite
A
when you’re interrupting something
“Maggie and Taylor were having sweet sex when Maggie’s mom coughed”
Having sweet sex would be imperfect and coughed would be normal preterite
actions repeated habitually
Maggie and Tayalor used to have sex in the bathroom
a person’s age in the past
characteristics
mental or physical states
2
Q
yo ar
A
aba (hablaba)
3
Q
tú ar
A
abas (hablabas)
4
Q
el ar
A
aba (hablaba)
5
Q
nos ar
A
ábamos (hablábamos)
6
Q
vos ar
A
abais (hablabais)
7
Q
ellos ar
A
aban (hablaban)
8
Q
yo er/ir
A
ía (comía / vivía)
9
Q
tú er/ir
A
ías (comías / vivías)
10
Q
ella er/ir
A
ía (comía / vivía)
11
Q
nos er/ir
A
íamos (comíamos / vivíamos)
12
Q
vos er/ir
A
íais (comíais / vivíais)
13
Q
ellas er/ir
A
ían (comían / vivían)
14
Q
yo ser
A
era
15
Q
tú ser
A
eras
