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Past completed actions

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Pretérito

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Can be viewed as single events

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Pretérito

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Were part of a chain of events

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Pretérito

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Were repeated a very specific number of times

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Pretérito

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Occurred on/at specific days/times

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Pretérito

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Specifically state the beginning and end of an action

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Pretérito

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Past habitual, indefinite or incomplete actions

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Imperfect

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Refer to a general time in the past

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Imperfect

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Were repeated habitually

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Imperfect

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Set the stage for another past tense event

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Imperfect

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Refer to times, dates, or a persons age

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Imperfect

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Describe characteristics, conditions, or feeling, especially those that set the scene

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Imperfect

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Una vez

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One time - pretérito

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Ayer

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Yesterday - pretérito

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Anteayer

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The day before yesterday - pretérito

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Ayer por la mañana

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Yesterday morning - pretérito

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Anoche

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Last night - pretérito

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Está mañana

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This morning - pretérito

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La semana pasada

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Last week - pretérito

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El año pasado

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Last year - pretérito

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Ayer por la tarde

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Yesterday afternoon - pretérito

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Hace (dos) años

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(Two) years ago - pretérito

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El (lunes) pasado

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Last (Monday) - pretérito

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El otro día

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The other day - pretérito

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Entonces
Then - pretérito
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Antenoche
The night before last - pretérito
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Ayer el mediodía
Yesterday at noon - pretérito
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Ayer por la noche
Last night - pretérito
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Esta tarde
This afternoon - pretérito
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El mes pasado
Last month - pretérito
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En ese momento
At that moment - pretérito
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Hoy por la mañana
This morning - pretérito
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A menudo
Often - imperfect
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Rara vez
Rarely - imperfect
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Generalmente
Usually - imperfect
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Algunas veces
At time - imperfect
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Tantas veces
So many times - imperfect
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Cada día
Every day - imperfect
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Todas las semanas
Every week - imperfect
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Con frecuencia
Frequently - imperfect
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Mucho
A lot - imperfect
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Por lo general
Generally - imperfect
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De vez en cuando
Once in a while - imperfect
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En aquella época
At that time - imperfect
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A veces
Sometimes - imperfect
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Siempre
Always - imperfect
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Mientras
While - imperfect
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Todos los años
Every year - imperfect
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Muchas veces
Many times - imperfect
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Todo el tiempo
All the time - imperfect
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Casi nunca
Almost never - imperfect
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Nunca
Never - imperfect
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Casarse
To get married - pretérito
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Cumplir años
To turn a certain age - pretérito
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Darse cuenta de
To realize - pretérito
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Decidir
To decide - pretérito
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Descubrir
To discover - pretérito
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Graduarse
To graduate - pretérito
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Llegar
To arrive - pretérito
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Morir
To die - pretérito
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Nacer
To be born - pretérito
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Salir
To leave - pretérito
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Comenzar
To begin - pretérito
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Acabar
To end - pretérito
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Terminar
To end - pretérito
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Empezar
To begin - pretérito
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Completar
To complete - pretérito
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Concluir
To conclude - pretérito
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Iniciar
To begin - pretérito

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