spanish preterite vs imperfect Flashcards
(23 cards)
Er and it preterite
Í iste ió imos isteis ieron
Ar preterite
É aste ó amos aron
Imperfect ar
Aba abas aba abámos abais aban
Imperfect er and ir
Ía ías ía íamos íais ían
Ser imperfect
Era eras era erámos erais eran
Imperfect ir
Iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
Todos los días
Imperfect
Was/were happening
Imperfect
Used to or would
Imperfect
While
Imperfect
Time weather age or description
Imperfect
Ser hacer tener
Imperfect
I was… When…
Imperfect
Setting the scene
Imperfect
Yo dormía Cuando…
Imperfect
Mientras
Imperfect
Single events at a specific time in the past
Preterite
Sequential actions
Preterite
Interrupting action
Preterite
Narration
Preterite
What I did, where I went, what I saw, what I heard, what I said
Preterite
Ayer
Preterite
De repente
Preterite