preterito vs imperfecto Flashcards
1
Q
actions or states the person considers completed
A
preterito
2
Q
beginning or end of a past action
A
preterito
3
Q
series of past actions
A
preterito
4
Q
things that move the story
A
preterito
5
Q
time
A
imperfecto
6
Q
Describes actions that INTERPRET the ongoing activity
A
preterito
7
Q
É - í
Aste - iste
Ó - ió
Amos -imos
Aron - ieron
A
preterito
8
Q
what was happening
A
imperfecto
9
Q
habitual things/repeated actions in the past
A
imperfecto
10
Q
descriptions of mental physical or emotional states
A
imperfecto
11
Q
describes what was happening
A
imperfecto
12
Q
“Used to”, “were”, “while”
A
imperfecto
13
Q
Aba - ía
Abas -ías
Aban -ía
Ábamos -íamos
Aban -ían
A
imperfecto
14
Q
irregulares:
Ir: iba,ibas,iba,ibamos, iban
Ser: era
Ver: veía
A
imperfecto
15
Q
Venir - vin
trear - tragj
Tener - tuv
(many more)
A
preterito
