Imperfecto Vs Preterito Flashcards
Preterite
Situation in the past
Actions
Description of a person object or place
Imperfect
Accidents
Preterite
He/she/it was..
Imperfect
A las 8
Preterite
Weather
Imperfect
Accidents
Preterite
Feelings
Imperfect
Imperfect verbs
Querer Sentir Creer Haber Pensar Saber
Mientras
While (imperfect)
Despues
After, preterite
Por fin
Finally (preterite)
De repente
Suddenly (preterite)
Usual kente
Usually (imperfect)
Incidents
Preterite
Una vez
Number of times (preterite)
A menudo
Often (imperfect)
Siempre
Always (imperfect)
El mes pasado
Last month (preterite)
Todos Los lunes
All Monday’s
Imperfect
Haber
There was There were (imperfect)
Hace un año
The past year (preterite)
Finalmente
Finally (preterite)
Por la mañana
In the morning (preterite)
De vez en cuando
Once in a while. (Imperfect)
Con frecuencia
Frequently (imperfect)
Los lunes
On Mondays (imperfect)
Todos Los dias
All the days (imperfect)
Anteayer , Ayer
Day before yesterday, yesterday (preterite)
Robbery (un robo)
Preterite
Fire (un fuego)
Preterite
Un incendio (incident)
Preterite
En seguida
Right after, preterite
Entonces
Then (preterite)
Primero
First, (preterite)
Luego
Later on (preterite)
En un momento
In a moment (preterite)
Imperfect
Continuous ongoing situation in the past
It was
Used
Were
Ir
Iba Ibas Iba Íbamos Iban
Ser
Era Eras Era Éramos Eran
Ver
Veía Veías Veía Veíamos Veían
Endings for ar imperfect
Aba Abas Aba Ábamos Aban
Endings for er & ir imperfect
Ía Ías Ía Íamos Ían
