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Preterit Vs Imperfect Flashcards

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1
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Past completed actions

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Pretérito

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Can be viewed as single events

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Pretérito

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Were part of a chain of events

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Pretérito

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Were repeated a very specific number of times

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Pretérito

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Occurred on/at specific days/times

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Pretérito

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Specifically state the beginning and end of an action

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Pretérito

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Past habitual, indefinite or incomplete actions

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Imperfect

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Refer to a general time in the past

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Imperfect

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Were repeated habitually

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Imperfect

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Set the stage for another past tense event

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Imperfect

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Refer to times, dates, or a persons age

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Imperfect

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Describe characteristics, conditions, or feeling, especially those that set the scene

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Imperfect

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Una vez

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One time - pretérito

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Ayer

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Yesterday - pretérito

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Anteayer

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The day before yesterday - pretérito

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Ayer por la mañana

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Yesterday morning - pretérito

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Anoche

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Last night - pretérito

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Está mañana

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This morning - pretérito

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La semana pasada

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Last week - pretérito

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El año pasado

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Last year - pretérito

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Ayer por la tarde

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Yesterday afternoon - pretérito

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Hace (dos) años

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(Two) years ago - pretérito

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El (lunes) pasado

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Last (Monday) - pretérito

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El otro día

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The other day - pretérito

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Entonces

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Then - pretérito

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Antenoche

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The night before last - pretérito

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Ayer el mediodía

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Yesterday at noon - pretérito

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Ayer por la noche

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Last night - pretérito

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Esta tarde

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This afternoon - pretérito

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El mes pasado

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Last month - pretérito

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En ese momento

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At that moment - pretérito

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Hoy por la mañana

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This morning - pretérito

33
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A menudo

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Often - imperfect

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Rara vez

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Rarely - imperfect

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Generalmente

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Usually - imperfect

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Algunas veces

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At time - imperfect

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Tantas veces

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So many times - imperfect

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Cada día

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Every day - imperfect

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Todas las semanas

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Every week - imperfect

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Con frecuencia

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Frequently - imperfect

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Mucho

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A lot - imperfect

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Por lo general

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Generally - imperfect

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De vez en cuando

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Once in a while - imperfect

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En aquella época

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At that time - imperfect

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A veces

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Sometimes - imperfect

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Siempre

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Always - imperfect

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Mientras

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While - imperfect

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Todos los años

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Every year - imperfect

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Muchas veces

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Many times - imperfect

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Todo el tiempo

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All the time - imperfect

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Casi nunca

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Almost never - imperfect

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Nunca

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Never - imperfect

53
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Casarse

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To get married - pretérito

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Cumplir años

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To turn a certain age - pretérito

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Darse cuenta de

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To realize - pretérito

56
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Decidir

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To decide - pretérito

57
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Descubrir

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To discover - pretérito

58
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Graduarse

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To graduate - pretérito

59
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Llegar

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To arrive - pretérito

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Morir

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To die - pretérito

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Nacer

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To be born - pretérito

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Salir

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To leave - pretérito

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Comenzar

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To begin - pretérito

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Acabar

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To end - pretérito

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Terminar

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To end - pretérito

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Empezar

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To begin - pretérito

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Completar

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To complete - pretérito

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Concluir

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To conclude - pretérito

69
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Iniciar

A

To begin - pretérito

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