Preterite & 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

when

imperfect...preterite

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cuando era joven

when i was young

imperfect

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cuando era niño

when i was a child

imperfect

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cuando era pequeño

when I was little

imperfect

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de joven

as a young person

imperfect

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de niño

as a child

imperfect

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de repente

suddenly

preterite

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de pronto

suddenly

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de vez en cuando

from time to time

imperfect

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entonces

then, therefore

preterite

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un día

one day

preterite

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enseguida

immediately, right away

preterite

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los domingos

on sundays, every sunday

imperfect

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inmediatamente

immediately

preterite

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el lunes

on monday

preterite

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los lunes

on Mondays, every Monday

imperfect

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el mes pasado

Last month

Preterite

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esta mañana

This morning

Preterite

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el martes

on tuesday

preterite

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mientras

while

imperfect...imperfect

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muchas veces

a lot of times, often

imperfect

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una vez

one time

preterite

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una noche

one night

preterite

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el otro día

the other day

preterite

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por fin

finally

preterite

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por cinco semanas

for five weeks

preterite

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por dos horas

for two hours

preterite

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por diez años

for 10 years

preterite

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la semana pasada

last week

preterite

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el sábado

on saturday

preterite

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los sábados

every saturday, on saturdays

imperfect

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siempre

always

imperfect

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todos los días

every day

imperfect

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los viernes

every friday, on fridays

imperfect

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caminé

I WALKED

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caminaba

I WAS WALKING

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comiste

YOU ATE

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comías

YOU USED TO EAT

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New cards

vivió

HE/SHE LIVED

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vivía

HE/SHE was living

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New cards

lloramos

WE CRIED

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llorábamos

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

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New cards

tenía

I HAD

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pudiste

You Could

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podías

USED TO BE ABLE TO

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trabajó

HE/SHE WORKED

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trabajaba

HE/SHE USED TO WORK (was working)

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New cards

dijimos

WE SAID

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New cards

decíamos

WE USED TO SAY

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New cards

vinieron

THEY CAME

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New cards

venían

THEY USED TO COME

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New cards

me senté

I SAT

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me sentaba

I WAS SITTING (would sit)

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New cards

leíste

YOU READ

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New cards

leías

YOU USED TO READ

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New cards

estuvo

HE/SHE WAS IN (specified time frame)

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New cards

estaba

IT WAS ON (unspecified time frame)

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New cards

bailamos

WE DANCED

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bailábamos

WE USED TO DANCE

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New cards

permitieron

THEY ALLOWED

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permitían

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

se cayó

HE FELL DOWN

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New cards

Se caía

HE WAS FALLING

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supo

HE FOUND OUT

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leyó

HE READ (specified time frame)

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Viví

I LIVED (specified time frame)

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Caminó

HE WALKED

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Vine

I CAME

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dijo

HE / SHE TOLD