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Preterite /Imperfect
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nevaba | it was snowing |
| llovía | it was raining |
| hacía frío | it was cold |
| hacía calor | it was hot |
| hacía buen tiempo | it was good weather |
| hacía sol | it was sunny |
| estaba nublado | it was cloudy |
| era la una | it was 1:00 |
| eran las tres y media | it was 3:30 |
| era el diez de agosto | it was Aug 10 |
| era miércoles | it was Wednesday |
| estaba feliz | I / s/he was happy |
| estaba enfermo | I / s/he was sick |
| estaba emocionado | I / s/he was excited |
| había tres personas | there were 3 people |
| había un carro | there was a car |
| era joven | I /s/he was young |
| era un hombre | it was a man |
| era una mujer | it was a woman |
| era viejo | I /s/he was old |
| cuando era niño | when I s/he was a kid |
| era en el año 2015 | it was in the year 2015 |
| estaba en mi casa cuando... | I /s/he was in my house when... |
| estaba caminando cuando ... | I /s/he was walking when ... |
| iba al baño cuando .... | I /s/he was going to the bathroom when .... |
| quería ir ... | I /s/he wanted to go .... |
| me caí | I fell |
| comí | I ate |
| compré | I bought |
| empezó a ... | it started to ... |
| encontré | I met |
| me enfermé | I got sick |
| fui | I went |
| fue | it was |
| hablé | I talked |
| hice | I did |
| llegué | I arrived |
| miré | I watched |
| murió | s/he died |
| oí | I heard |
| perdí | I lost |
| salí | I left, I went out |
| vi | I saw |
| terminé | I finished |
| dije | I said, I told |
| lloré | I cried |
| pregunté | I asked |
| grité | I yelled, shouted |
| respondí | I responded |
| Fue un día muy terrible. | It was a terrible day. |
| La fiesta fue estupenda. | The party was great. |
| Me divertí mucho. | I had a great time! |
| Vivieron felices para siempre. | They lived happily ever after. |
| de repente | suddenly |
| entonces | then |
| luego | later on |
| sin embargo | however |
| también | also, too |
| además | in addition |
| Hubo un accident. | There was an accident. |
| Hubo una tormenta. | There was a storm. |