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Pretérito/imperfecto
talking about the past in Spanish
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To describe an action that began or was completed in the past | preterite |
| To describe a reaction to an specific situation in the past | preterite |
| To describe an action that interrupted another in the past | Preterite |
| é, aste, ó, amos, aron | ed for ar verbs |
| í, iste, ió, imos, ieron | ed for er, and ir verbs |
| To say what the past used to be like | imperfect |
| To describe feelings and emotions in general in the past | imperfect |
| To describe time in the past | imperfect |
| aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban | ar verbs |
| ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían | er verbs |
| ir, ser, ver | irregulars in the imperfect |