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III-2.1 Past Tense
Preterite/Imperfect CUE WORDS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a menudo | often imperfect |
| a veces | sometimes imperfect |
| el año pasado | last year preterite |
| anoche | last night preterite |
| ayer | yesterday preterite |
| cada día | every day imperfect |
| como de costumbre | traditionally, as a custom imperfect |
| cuando | when imperfect...preterite |
| cuando era joven | when i was young imperfect |
| cuando era niño | when i was a child imperfect |
| cuando era pequeño | when I was little imperfect |
| de joven | as a young person imperfect |
| de niño | as a child imperfect |
| de repente | suddenly preterite |
| de pronto | suddenly |
| de vez en cuando | from time to time imperfect |
| entonces | then, therefore preterite |
| un día | one day preterite |
| en seguida | immediately preterite |
| los domingos | on sundays, every sunday imperfect |
| inmediatamente | immediately preterite |
| el lunes | on monday preterite |
| los lunes | on Mondays, every Monday imperfect |
| el mes pasado | Last month Preterite |
| esta mañana | This morning Preterite |
| el martes | on tuesday preterite |
| mientras | while imperfect...imperfect |
| muchas veces | a lot of times, often imperfect |
| una vez | one time preterite |
| una noche | one night preterite |
| nunca | never imperfect |
| el otro día | the other day preterite |
| por fin | finally preterite |
| por cinco semanas | for five weeks preterite |
| por dos horas | for two hours preterite |
| por diez años | for 10 years preterite |
| por tres meses | for 3 months preterite |
| la semana pasada | last week preterite |
| el sábado | on saturday preterite |
| los sábados | every saturday, on saturdays imperfect |
| siempre | always imperfect |
| todos los días | every day imperfect |
| los viernes | every friday, on fridays imperfect |