how tell if preterit or if imperfect Flashcards
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preterit main used when :
- its a one time thing/occuraance
- A specific time in the past
- Any type of sense - hands/feet/eyes/ears/mouth
- the sentence has specific beginning or end
- It is a sequence of compleated actions
ayer
yesterday/preterit
anteayer
day before yeserday/ preterit
anoche
last night/preterit
hace (time period)
(time eriod) ago/preterit
de repente
suddenly/preterit
una vez
once/preterit
el lunes
on (any day of week)/preterit
un dia
one day/preterit
esta manana
this morning/preterit
el ano pasada
last year/preterit
la semana pasada
last week/preterit
el lunes pasado
last monday(pick any day/month)/preterit
la primavera pasada
las spring(pick any season)/preterit
a las (hour)
at(specific time on the clock)
peterti
imperfect main used when:
- activity in progress- was/were happening
- reapeated actions - used to
- Simultaneous actions - while
- Abstract feeligns or thinking
- Description of people and places(including age, weather, time, and date)
Interupted action and activity
The action is considered imprefect when the interruption is considered preterit
todos los/todas las–
every—— imperfect
siempre
alwyas imperfect
casi siempre
almost always imperfect
frecuentemente
frequently imperfect
mientras
while/imperfect
muchas veces/ a menudo
often/imperfect
cada —-
each—–/imperfect
