Rules For Preterit Vs. Imperfect Flashcards by Lena Bielata

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Express actions that are complete

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Preterit

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Express the beginning or end of a past action

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Pretérito

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A limited action with a time frame

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Pretérito

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Specific point in time last week etc

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Pretérito

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Narrate a series of past actions or events

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Pretérito

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Giving the time in the past

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Imperfect

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Give the day, date, month, and season in the past

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Imperfect

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Give someone’s age in the past

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Imperfect

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State the weather in the past

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Imperfect

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Habitual or repeated actions

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Imperfect

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Events or actions that were in progress

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Imperfect

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Physical descriptions and personal characteristics

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Imperfect

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Mental and emotional states

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Imperfecy

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