Preterite, Imperfect, Preterite vs Imperfect

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IB Spanish B (SL)

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a menudo
often (imperfect)
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a veces
sometimes (imperfect)
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el año pasado
last year (preterite)
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anoche
last night (preterite)
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ayer
yesterday (preterite)
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cada día
every day (imperfect)
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cuando era jóven
when i was young
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(imperfect)

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cuando era niño
when i was a child
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(imperfect)

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de jóven
as a young person
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(imperfect)

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de niño
as a child
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(imperfect)

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de repente
suddenly (preterite)
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de vez en cuando
from time to time (imperfect)
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un día
one day (preterite)
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todos los domingos
every Sunday
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el lunes pasado
last Monday
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(preterite)

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todos los lunes
on Mondays, every Monday
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(imperfect)

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esta mañana
this morning (preterite)
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el martes pasado
last Tuesday
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(preterite)

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mientras
while
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(imperfect...imperfect)

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muchas veces
a lot of times, often
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(imperfect)

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una vez
one time (preterite)
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una noche
one night
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(preterite)

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nunca
never (imperfect)
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el otro día
the other day (preterite)
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por dos horas
for two hours
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(preterite)

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hace diez años
10 years ago
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(preterite)

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la semana pasada
last week (preterite)
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New cards
casi todos los sábado
almost every Saturday
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(imperfect)

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muchos veranos
many summers
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(imperfect)

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siempre
always (imperfect)
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todos los días
every day
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imperfect

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los viernes
on Fridays
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(imperfect)

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caminé
I WALKED
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caminaba
I WAS WALKING
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comiste
you ate (informal)
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New cards
comías
you used to eat / were eating
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New cards
vivió
HE/SHE LIVED
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New cards
vivía
HE/SHE was living or used to live
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lloramos (cry)
WE CRIED
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llorábamos (cry)
WE USED TO CRY
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New cards
durmieron
THEY SLEPT
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dormían
THEY USED TO SLEEP
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New cards
tuve
I got/had
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New cards
tenía
I had / I used to have
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New cards
pudiste
COULD YOU
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New cards
podías
USED TO BE ABLE TO
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New cards
trabajó
HE/SHE WORKED
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New cards
trabajaba
HE/SHE USED TO WORK (was working)
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New cards
dijimos
we told/said
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New cards
decíamos
WE USED TO SAY
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me senté (sit down)
I sat down
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me sentaba (sit down)
I WAS SITTING (would sit)
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leíste
YOU READ (past tense)
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New cards
leías
YOU USED TO READ
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estuvo
HE/SHE WAS IN (specified time frame)
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estaba
IT WAS ON (unspecified time frame)
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bailamos
WE DANCED
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bailábamos
WE USED TO DANCE
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permitieron (allow)
THEY ALLOWED
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permitían (allow)
THEY WOULD ALLOW
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New cards
supe
I FOUND OUT
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New cards
sabía
I KNEW
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New cards
ella se cayó
SHE FELL DOWN
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Se caía
HE WAS FALLING
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supo
HE FOUND OUT
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New cards
leyó
HE/SHE READ (specified time frame)
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Viví en Canadá
I LIVED (specified time frame) IN CANADA
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Caminó
HE WALKED
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vine a casa
I CAME home
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dijo
HE / SHE TOLD

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