PRETERITE V IMPERFECT Flashcards
Completed action in the past
Preterite
To say what was happening in the past
Imperfect
Actions that begin and end at a certain time in the past
Preterite
To say what used to happen
Imperfect
To say what happened over again
Imperfect
Feelings/description
Imperfect
To tell time, age, and dates in the past
Preterite
Endings of ar verbs in the preterite
è Aste Ó Amos aron
Ar verbs in the imperfect
Aba Abas Aba Ábamos Aban
Er and ir in the preterite
í iste Ió Imos Ieron
Er and ir endings in the imperfect
Ía Ías Ía Iamos Ían
Ser and ir in the preterite
Fui Fuiste Fue Fuimos Fueron
Ser in the imperfect
Era Eras Era Eramos Earn
Ir in the imperfect
Iba Ibas Iba Íbamos Iban
Todos los…
Imperfect
El ano pasado
Preterite
Ayer
Preterite
A veces
Imperfect
mientras
imperfect
de repente
preterite
a noche
preterite
hoy
preterite
con frecuencia
imperfect
a menudo
imperfect
querer as tired
preterite
poder as was able to
imperfect
tener as received
preterite
poder as succeeded
preterite
no querer as refused
preterite
saber as knew
imperfect
tener as used to have
imperfect
no querer as didnt want
imperfect
conocer as knew
imperfect
conocer as met
preterite
Nosotros (competir) en el campeonato el ano pasado
competimos, preterite
Ella (ir) a la escuela ayer
fue, preterite
De vez en cuando, mi mama (preparar) la cena.
preparaba, imperfect
Ella siempre (conducir) a la escuela
conducia, imperfect
Cuando yo (ser) nina, yo montar television
era, imperect
la historia mastra (ser) bonita y inteligente
era, imperfect
el anos pasado, ellos (acampar) en Rocky Gap
acamparon, preterite
yo (tener) ocho anos
tenia, imperfect
(hacer) buena tiempo
hacia, imperfect
los jóvenes (ver) television cuando sus mama (entrar)
vegan, entro, i/p
yo (escuchar) la musica mientras mi hermana que el (leer) un libro,
escuchaba, leia, imperfect
