Preterite And Imperfect Flashcards
Completed actions
Preterite
Habitual past actions
Imperfect
Actions in progress or in the process of happening in the past
Imperfect
Action that interrupts another action or what happened when another action was happening
Preterite
Sets the scene and provides background information
Preterite
Action that begins ends or does both
Preterite
Series or sequence of past actions or events
Preterite
One time act
Preterite
Age, attitude, appearance, location, weather, emotions, physical attributes, and time &date
Imperfect
Tells what would happen often or repeatedly
Imperfect
Two simultaneous actions in progress in the past
Imperfect
Para
Purpose, destination, indicating recipient, deadline, goal, employment, comparisons
Por
Motion/general location
Duration
Object of search
Means of accomplishing
Means of transportation
Exchange for substitution
Unit of measure
