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Imp vs Pret

choosing when to use Imperfect or Preterite

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"used to _______" Imperfect - yo jugaba con mis juguetes, yo veía los dibujos animados
"was ______-ing" Imperfect - yo jugaba con mis hermanas, yo vivía en (place)
"I was (characteristic)" = description Imperfect - yo era sociable, yo era activo, Rapunzel tenía el pelo muy largo
"I was (age)" = description Imperfect - yo tenía cinco años
Setting and background, including time and date Imperfect - yo estaba en mi casa, era el cinco de mayo, eran las dos de la tarde
Expressing emotion Imperfect - yo estaba muy feliz, yo estaba triste
Weather Imperfect - hacía sol, hacía calor, llovía, nevaba, estaba nublado
Actions going on for an indefinite amount of time, that might still be occurring (ongoing actions), that happened too many times to count Imperfect - yo iba a la casa de mi abuela, yo comía mi comida favorita
Completed actions that happened once Preterite - yo nací el cinco de mayo de dos mil y seis, yo viajé a México el verano pasado, yo cociné los tacos anoche, yo hice mi tarea de álgebra anoche
Repeated actions that happened a specific amount of times Preterite -mi equipo de fútbol ganó diez partidos, yo fui a Florida dos veces
A sequence of actions Preterite - yo me levanté, yo bebí el café y comí el desayuno, yo me vestí, yo conduje a la escuela, yo tuve las clases, yo fui a la práctica...
Main actions and events in a story Preterite- Nemo escapó del acuario, Bella encontró el castillo de la Bestia
Interruptions to a previous ongoing action Preterite interruption, Imperfect ongoing action - El teléfono sonó mientras yo leía el libro, yo conducía a la escuela cuando yo vi un ciervo
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