por vs para and imperfect vs preterite Flashcards
movement through or by a place (around, through, along, by)
por
T’s in ATTRACTEDPB
por, means of transport, through, thanks, time of day
duration of an event (for, during, in)
por
D in ATTRACTEDPB
por, duration
reason or motive for an action (because of, on account of, on behalf of)
por
R in ATTRACTEDPB
por, reason
object of a search (for, in search of)
por
means by which something is done (by, by way of, by means of)
por
exchange or substitution (for, in exchange for)
por
E in ATTRACTEDPB
por, exchange
C in ATTRACTEDPB
por, cost
unit of measure (per, by)
por
movement toward a destination (toward, in the direction of)
para
T in PERFECTO
para, movement toward
deadline or specific time (by, for)
para
F in PERFECTO
para, future dates
purpose, in order to
para
P in PERFECTO
para, purpose, in order to
recipient of something (for)
para
R in PERFECTO
para, recipient of something
in the employment of (for)
para
E’s of PERFECTO
para, employment, event
opinion
para
O in PERFECTO
para, opinion
comparison
para
C in PERFECTO
para, comparison
completed actions
preterite
actions that mark the beginning or end of an event
preterite
specific series of past actions
preterite
car, gar, zar
preterite, -qué, -gué, cé
ongoing past actions (no clear beginning or end)
imperfect
habitual actions
imperfect
descriptions of people, places, or things in the past
imperfect
telling time, expressing age, or physical/mental states
imperfect
ir
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban (ib-)
ser
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran (er-)
ver
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían (ve-)
