Preterite vs. Imperfect Flashcards
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AFTER a past event and tell of an act or a process FINISHED ‘THERE’. (EVENT)
Preterite
Used to DESCRIBE the PAST. Describes an action in progress at that moment. The past action did not have a definite BEGINNING or definite END. (DESCRIPTION)
Imperfect
Pelicula [….—-….]
Preterite
Foto [——>]
Imperfect
Specific Action
Preterite
background information
imperfect
AR:
-e
-aste
-o
-amos
-asteis
-aron
ER & IR:
-i
-iste
-io
-imos
-isteis
-ieron
Preterite
AR:
-aba
-abas
-aba
-abamos
-abais
-aban
ER & IR:
-ia
-ias
-ia
-iamos
-iais
-ian
Imperfect
Imperfecto Irregulares
Ser, Ir, Ver
-Era
-Eras
-Era
-Eramos
-Erais
-Eran
Ser ( Imperfect Irregular )
-Iba
-Ibas
-Iba
-Ibamos
-Ibais
-Iban
Ir ( Imperfect Irregular )
-Veia
-Veias
-Veia
-Veiamos
-Veiais
-Veian
Ver ( Imperfect Irregular )
-Fui
-Fuiste
-Fue
-Fuimos
-Fuisteis
-Fueron
Ser / Ir ( Preterite Irregular )
-Di
-Diste
-Dio
-Dimos
-Disteis
-Dieron
Dar ( Preterite Irregular )
-Vi
-Viste
-Vio
-Vimos
-Visteis
-Vieron
Ver ( Preterite Irregular )