Preterite vs. Imperfect Flashcards

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Imperfecto (de indicativo)

-4 Qualities, any must be applicable

A
  • No específico en tiempo (Not specific in time)
  • Puede ser interrumpido (Can be interrupted)
  • Story telling
  • Continuo (Continuous)
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Pretérito (de indicativo)

-3 Qualities, all must be applicable

A
  • Es definido en tiempo (one time)
  • Completado (complete)
  • Informacional (informational)
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Imperfecto progresivo vs imperfect
-Interchangeable

Ex: I was eating when you called me

A
  • Estaba comiendo cuando me llamaste

- Comía cuando me llamaste

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Pretérito progresivo 
Must be:
-complete
-one specific event
-informational

Ex:

  • I was running in the morning.
  • I ran in the morning.
A
  • Estuve corriendo en la mañana

- Corrí está mañana

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Ser

  • pretérito
  • imperfecto
A
fui - era
fuiste - eras
fue - era
fuimos - éramos 
fueron - eran
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Estar

  • pretérito
  • imperfecto
A
estuve - estaba 
estuviste - estabas
estuvo - estaba
estuvimos - estabamos
estuvieron - estaban
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Preterite ar endings

A
  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amos
  • aron
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Preterite ir/er endings

A
  • í
  • iste
  • imos
  • ieron
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Imperfect ar endings

A
  • aba
  • abas
  • aba
  • ábamos
  • aban
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Imperfect ir/er endings

A
  • ía
  • ías
  • ía
  • íamos
  • ían
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