Preterite Vs. Imperfect Spanish/Invitations

¿Quieres salir conmigo el…”

¿Would you like to go out with me on…?

¿The gustaria ir al/a la…. conmigo?

Would you like to go to… with me?

¡Chévere! ¡Vamos!

Cool! Let's go!

¡De acuerdo!

Agreed!

Muchas gracias, pero…

Thank you, but…

Qué pena pero no puedo ir.

What a shame, but I can't go.

Lo siento, no puedo ir porque…

I'm sorry, I can't go because…

Nos encontramos en…

We meet at…

Nos vemos a las..

We can meet at..

Era

It was (imperfect)

Había

There was/There were (imperfect)

Hacía

It was (weather) (imperfect)

Broncearse

To get a tan

Bucear

To dive

escalar en roca

To rock climb

Hacer kayaking

to go kayaking

hacer senderismo

to go hiking

hacer snowboarding

to go snowboarding

surfear

to go surfing

mirar

to watch

ir a un partido de

watch a match/game of

montar en bicicleta de montaña

to go mountain biking

Quisieras ir a..

Would you like to go to…

Yo puedo pasar por su casa a las…

I can pass by your house at…

Estaba nublado

It was cloudy.

Estaba soleado

It was sunny.

Hacía calor

It was hot.

Hacía frio.

It was cold.

llovía

It was raining.

nevaba

It was snowing.

Era/Eran

Used when referencing time

Estaba…

I was (emotion)

é/aste/o/amos/aron

Preterite Verb Endings

aba/abas/aba/abamos/aban

Imperfect Verb Endings (-ar)

ía/ías/ía/íamos/ían

Imperfect Verb Endings (-er/-ir)

í/iste/ió/imos/ieron

Preterite Verb Endings (-er,-ir)

Fui

I went (preterito)

Imperfect

Weather

Imperfect

Time

Imperfect

Descriptions/How you were feeling

Preterite

Specific period of time

Preterite

Specific number of times (ex: for 3 hours)

Preterite

Sequence of events (1st… 2nd… 3rd…)

Preterite

Single event (ex: we tanned for the first time)

Preterite

“primero”

Preterite

“despues”

Preterite

“La semana pasada”

Imperfect

“A veces”

Imperfect

“frequentemente”

Imperfect

“Siempre”

Imperfect

“Todos los dias”

Hubo

There were

Había

There was

imperfect

“a menudo”