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Preterite vs. Imperf
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Preterite | completed action/ began and ended, recent and specific action in the past, sequence of events, advances the plot, interrupts (an ongoing action in the past or the background setting) |
| imperfect | habitual, distant past and general actions, describes/ gives background information, continuous or ongoing |
| ayer | yesterday - preterite |
| El ano pasado | last year - preterite |
| El fin de semana pasado | last weekend - preterite |
| El verano pasado | last summer - preterite |
| esta manana | this morning - preterite |
| cuando | when - preterite |
| de repente | suddenly - preterite |
| anoche | last night - preterite |
| por fin | finally - preterite |
| una vez | one time - preterite |
| El lunes | on Monday - preterite |
| frecuentemente | frequently - imperfect |
| por lo general | in general - imperfect |
| generalmente | generally - imperfect |
| cada dia | each day - imperfect |
| muchas veces | many times - imperfect |
| de nino | as a child - imperfect |
| de pequeno | when I was little - imperfect |
| de vez en cuando | every so often - imperfect |
| todos los dias | every day - imperfect |
| los lunes (or any day of the week) | on monday's - imperfect |
| en mi epoca | back in the day - imperfect |
| siempre | always - imperfect |
| nunca | never - imperfect |
| mientras | while - imperfect |
| a menudo | often - imperfect |