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Mastering Preterite and Imperfect: Past Events in Spanish

Understand when to use preterite for specific events and imperfect for ongoing actions in the past. Learn through examples and practice exercises for better comprehension and application in your Spanish conversations.

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Mastering Preterite and Imperfect: Past Events in Spanish

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  1. El pretérito y el imperfecto Are both used to talk about past events

  2. Usepretéritoto talk about something that happened • On an specific occasion or a specific number of times El veranopasadoviajé a España y acampé cerca del río Tajo.

  3. Usepretéritoto talk about something that happened • In a sequence of events Cuandollegué, busquéalojamiento y llamé a mis amigos.

  4. Usepretéritoto talk about something that happened • For a specific period of time, even if it happened repeatedly Pasé un mes en Cadiz yfuitodos los días a la playa.

  5. Use the imperfecto to talk about • What used to happen for an unspecific period of time De niño, viajaba a España con mis padres todos los veranos

  6. Use the imperfecto to talk about • What people, places or things were generally like or to describe the setting Misabueloseranmuyactivos y simpáticos. En la playa habíapocosturistas. Siemprehacíacalor.

  7. Use the imperfecto to talk about • How someone felt or what he or she liked or disliked No me gustabair a la playa porque le tenía miedo al mar.

  8. You can use the pretérito • To say what people, places or things were like, how people felt, and what they liked or disliked in order to sum up a particular occasion. ¿Fuiste a Cadiz? ¿Quétalestuvo? Llevé a mi hermanito a la playa y no le diomiedo.

  9. Use it also to talked about someone’s reaction, or to say that a state or condition changed. Ayer miréalgunasfotos de Argentina y sentí mucha nostalgia.

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