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Imperfect vs. Preterit

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Imperfect vs. Preterit

Post Number: #1  Postby Jessica » March 22nd, 2011, 11:46 pm

Pretérito



Expressions: una día, una vez, de momento, ayer, anoche, el mes pasado, el año pasado, etc.

  • Una acción completa
      Ayer, fui al supermercado.
  • El principio de una acción
      Empecé a leer la novela anoche.
  • La terminación de una acción
      Terminé la novela.
  • Una serie de acciones completas
      Me duché, me cepillé, y salí de casa.

AR
é amos
aste asteis
ó aron


ER/IR
í imos
iste isteis
ieron




Imperfecto



Expressions: siempre, a veces, a menudo, todos los días, generalmente, mientras

  • W = weather/tiempo
      hacía calor, nevaba, estaba nublado, llovía
  • A = age/edad
      tenía 20 años
  • L = location/localización
      La escuela estaba en Pittsburgh.
  • T = time/hora
      Eran las diez, era la una
  • A = attitude/actitud
      Estaba de mal humor.
      No quería estudiar mucho.
  • P = physical description/descripción
      Ella era alta.
      La ciudad de LA estaba muy animada.
  • E = emotions/emociones
      Me divertía, estaba alegre
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Re: Imperfect vs. Preterit

Post Number: #2  Postby Jessica » January 17th, 2012, 6:13 pm

El Imperfecto El Pretérito
Era (I was, used to be - characteristically) Fui (I was, but now I'm not - characteristically
Estaba (I was - condition, location not limited in time) Estuve (I was - condition, location focus on completion)
Podía (I was capable of) Pude (I could and did)
No podía (I was not capable of) No pude (I tried and couldn't)
Quería (I wanted) Quise (I tried)
No quería (I didn't want) No quise (I refused)
Sabía (I knew - information) Supe (I found out)
Conocía (I was acquainted with) Conocí (I met someone)
Tenía (I possessed) Tuve (I had or got)
Tenía que (+ infinitive) (I was supposed to, I had the obligation to) Tuve que (+ infinitive) (I was supposed to and did)
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