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Preterite vs Imperfect Flashcards

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Preterite Verbs

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Happens in recent past

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Imperfect Verbs

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Happened long ago

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Sequence of Events

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Preterito

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Setting / Background

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Imperfecto

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Past in progress

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Imperfecto

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Description

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Imperfecto

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We used to say

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Decíamos

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We said

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Dijimos

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I said / I told

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Dije

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I was saying / I used to say / I was telling / I used to tell

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Decía

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You said / You told

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Dijiste

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You were saying / You used to say / You were telling / You used to tell

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Decías

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He/She said; He/She told

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Dijo

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We said / we told

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Dijimos

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They said / they told

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Dijeron

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He/she was saying; He/she used to say; He/she was telling; He/she used to tell

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Decía

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We were saying / We used to say / We were telling / We used to tell

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Decíamos

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They was saying / They used to say / They was telling / They used to tell

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Decían

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I have been (yesterday)

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Estuve

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I was (when I was young)

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Estaba

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You had been (yesterday)

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Estuviste

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You were (when I was young)

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Estabas

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He/she was (yesterday)

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Estuvo

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He/she was (long ago)

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Estaba

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We were (yesterday)

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Estuvimos

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We were (long ago)

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Estábamos

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They were (yesterday)

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Estuvieron

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They were (long ago)

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Estaban

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I made / I did

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Hice

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I was making; I did (long ago)

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Hacía

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You made / You did

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Hiciste

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You were making; You did (long ago)

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Hacías

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He/She made; He/She did

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Hizo

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He/She was making; He/She did (long ago)

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Hacía

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We made; We did

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Hicimos

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We were making; We did (long ago)

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Hacíamos

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They made; They did

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Hicieron

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They were making; They did (long ago)

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Hacían

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I went / I was

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Fui

40
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I was going

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Iba

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I was

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Era

42
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You went / You were

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Fuiste

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You were (long ago)

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Eras

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You were going

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Ibas

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He/She went; He/She was

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Fue

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He/She was (long ago)

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Era

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He/She was going

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Iba

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We went / We were

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Fuimos

49
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We were (long ago)

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Éramos

50
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We were going

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Íbamos

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They went / They were

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Fueron

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They was (long ago)

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Eran

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They were going

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Iban

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I had

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Tuve

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I was having

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Tenía

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You had

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Tuviste

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You were having

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Tenías

58
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He/She had

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Tuvo

59
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He/She was having

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Tenía

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We had

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Tuvimos

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We were having

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Teníamos

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They had

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Tuvieron

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They were having

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Tenían

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I came

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Vine

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I was coming

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Venía

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You came

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Viniste

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You were coming

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Venías

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He/She came

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Vino

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He/She was coming

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Venía

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We came

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Vinimos

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We were coming

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Veníamos

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They came

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Vinieron

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They were coming

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Venían

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I saw

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Vi

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I was seeing

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Veía

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You saw

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Viste

77
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You were seeing

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Veías

78
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He/She saw

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Vio

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He/She was seeing

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Veía

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We saw

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Vimos

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We were seeing

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Veíamos

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They saw

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Vieron

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They were seeing

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Veían

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