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Imperfect v Preterit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What verb form do you use when you are narrating a series of specific actions in the past? | Preterite |
| What verb form do you use when you are talking about an ongoing past action? | Imperfect |
| What verb form do you use when you are talking about an action being ended or started? | Preterite |
| What verb form do you use when you are interrupting an action already in progress? | Preterite |
| What verb form do you use to describe past habits? | Imperfect |
| What verb form do you use when you are describing physical or emotionals characteristics in the past? | Imperfect |
| What verb form do you use to describe time or weather in the past? | Imperfect |
| Which words/phrases would indicate use of the imperfect? | De nino/a, con frequencia, and todos los dias |
| What words/phrases would indicate use of the preterite? | Anoche, ayer, este manana, etc. |
| What verb form is used to describe a scene (aka weather, age, time) in the past? | Imperfect |
| What verb form do you use to describe 2 actions occuring at the same time in the past? | Imperfect |
| WHat verb form would a sentence that includes the words "despues, luego, etc" take? | Preterite |
| If an event is specific which verb form is it? how about if it occured multiple times (aka muchas veces)? | if its specific then it is preterite, but if it occured many times than it is imperfect |