preverit VS imperfect Flashcards

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1
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actions that began and ended at a specific time

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preterit

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2
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continuing actions, to express things that were already going on or where in progress

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imperfect

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actions that happened a specific number of times, beginning or ending of an action

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preterit

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4
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sequence of past events

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preterit

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5
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habitual or repeated actions in the past

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imperfect

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6
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background information

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imperfect

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7
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to sum up an event to give an outcome

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preterit

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8
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weather

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imperfect

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time

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imperfect

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age

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imperfect

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11
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what someone was going to do ir+a+infinitive

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imperfect

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12
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simultaneous actions

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imperfect

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13
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action and then interupted

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imperfect then preterit

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14
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conocer preterit

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to meet

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15
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conocer imperfect

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to know

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16
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poder preterit

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to manage succeed

17
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poder imperfect

A

to be able, to be allowed

18
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no poder preterit

A

to be unable, unsuccessful

19
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no poder imperfect

A

to have trouble

20
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querer preterit

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to want to ( to try)

21
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querer imperfect

A

to want to (to feel like)

22
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no querer preterit

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to refuse

23
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no querer imperfect

A

to not feel like

24
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saber preterit

A

to find out

25
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saber imperfect

A

to know

26
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tener preterit

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to get

27
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tener imperfect

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to have