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The Preterite or the Imperfect????
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Choosing between the preterite and the imperfect can sometimes be a little confusing for a non-native speaker. Sometimes, either choice could make perfect sense-it just depends what you want to emphasize.
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If you are describing a COMPLETED action-one with a clear beginning or ending point or one that went on for a specific amount of time-stick to the preterite. Otherwise, it’s likely that you need the imperfect. Let’s review the key concepts of these past tenses
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Let’s review the key concepts of these past tenses:
Preterite: Imperfect: Single, complete event Incomplete, ongoing event The beginning or ending point Description of an action Telling time in the past When you tell how long an Habitual actions action lasted
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Examples: Luis Miguel sólo cantó por media hora.
(cantó-preterite-specified amount of time) Luis Miguel only sang for half an hour. Yo leía mi libro mientras mi novio veía la televisión. (leía/veía-imperfect-two ongoing actions) I was reading my book while my boyfriend was watching tv.
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Preterite Endings -é -í -í -aste -iste -iste -ó -ió -ió
AR ER IR -é í í -aste iste iste -ó ió ió -amos imos imos -aron ieron ieron
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Common irregulars ir: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron dar: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron ver: vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron traer: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron
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Imperfect AR ER/IR aba ía abas ías ábamos íamos aban ían
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