Preterite vs Imperfect Flashcards by Jiaqi Gu

Preterite Verbs

Happens in recent past

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Imperfect Verbs

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Sequence of Events

Preterito

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Setting / Background

Imperfecto

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Past in progress

Imperfecto

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Description

Imperfecto

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We used to say

Decíamos

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We said

Dijimos

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I said / I told

Dije

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

Decía

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You said / You told

Dijiste

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

Decías

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He/She said; He/She told

Dijo

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We said / we told

Dijimos

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They said / they told

Dijeron

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

Decía

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

Decíamos

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

Decían

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I have been (yesterday)

Estuve

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I was (when I was young)

Estaba

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You had been (yesterday)

Estuviste

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You were (when I was young)

Estabas

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He/she was (yesterday)

Estuvo

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He/she was (long ago)

Estaba

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We were (yesterday)

Estuvimos

We were (long ago)

Estábamos

They were (yesterday)

Estuvieron

They were (long ago)

Estaban

I made / I did

Hice

I was making; I did (long ago)

Hacía

You made / You did

Hiciste

You were making; You did (long ago)

Hacías

He/She made; He/She did

Hizo

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

Hacía

We made; We did

Hicimos

We were making; We did (long ago)

Hacíamos

They made; They did

Hicieron

They were making; They did (long ago)

Hacían

I went / I was

Fui

I was going

Iba

I was

Era

You went / You were

Fuiste

You were (long ago)

Eras

You were going

Ibas

He/She went; He/She was

Fue

He/She was (long ago)

Era

He/She was going

Iba

We went / We were

Fuimos

We were (long ago)

Éramos

We were going

Íbamos

They went / They were

Fueron

They was (long ago)

Eran

They were going

Iban

I had

Tuve

I was having

Tenía

You had

Tuviste

You were having

Tenías

He/She had

Tuvo

He/She was having

Tenía

We had

Tuvimos

We were having

Teníamos

They had

Tuvieron

They were having

Tenían

I came

Vine

I was coming

Venía

You came

Viniste

You were coming

Venías

He/She came

Vino

He/She was coming

Venía

We came

Vinimos

We were coming

Veníamos

They came

Vinieron

They were coming

Venían

I saw

I was seeing

Veía

You saw

Viste

You were seeing

Veías

He/She saw

Vio

He/She was seeing

Veía

We saw

Vimos

We were seeing

Veíamos

They saw

Vieron

They were seeing

Veían