imperfect vs preterite Flashcards

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ERA is for

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descriptions! things that are unfinished! things you used to do! things you did as a part of a routine! something that happens before the AND THEN PRETERITE

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2
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la casa fue blanco o la casa era blanco

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ERA! bcos description!

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La fiesta era o fue guay

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fue guay! events = preterite

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4
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do you describe an event with era o fue

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fue

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ejemplos de eventos que usamos con fue

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feria, cita, clase, día, partido, la película, el curso, el festival

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el anillo era/fue de oro

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era de oro

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I opened the door

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abrí la puerta

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8
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repetitive events = fue o era

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era

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cuando … niño, mis fiestas de cumpleaños … muy divertidas

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cuando era niño, mis fiestas de cumpleaños eran muy divertidas

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10
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past descriptions of people = fue o era

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era

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she was shy

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era tímida

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12
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es vivo means and está vivo means

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he’s lively = es vivo
he is alive = está vivo

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13
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he used to be president vs he was president

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era presidente
fue presidente

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14
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incomplete, uncounted, ongoing =

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imperfecto

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15
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counted, finite, new, complete =

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preterito

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16
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cada semana/mes/año +pret or imperfect

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imperfecto

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normalmente, todos los días, a menudo, frecuentemente, a veces, antes, de vez en cuando = rutina, repeated action =

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imperfecto

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una semana, un día, un mes, un años, una vez, cuatro veces, de repente/bruscamente (suddenly) = one off, counted, new =

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preterito