Preterite Vs. Imperfect Flashcards
0
Q
Telling time
A
Imperfect always
1
Q
Time frames
A
Preterite
2
Q
Giving age
A
Imperfect always
3
Q
General weather description
A
Almost always imperfect
4
Q
Weather events
A
Preterite
5
Q
Setting the scene in a story
A
Imperfect
6
Q
(Series of) completed past actions
A
Preterite
7
Q
One time
A
Preterite
8
Q
Defined start and end
A
Preterite
9
Q
Something that happened/events
A
Preterite
10
Q
Expressing mental, emotionald, physical changes
A
Preterite
11
Q
Repeated/ habitual past actions(used to)
A
Imperfect
12
Q
Ongoing past actions without reference to beginning or end
A
Imperfect
13
Q
Was were…-ing
A
Imperfect
14
Q
Simultaneous ongoing actions
A
Imperfect
