Preterit and Imperfect Triggers - Spanish

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a menudo

often IMPERFECT

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ayer

yesterday PRETÉRITO

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cada día

each day IMPERFECT

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cada año

each year IMPERFECT

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anoche

last night PRETÉRITO

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esta mañana

this morning PRETÉRITO

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a veces

sometimes IMPERFECT

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la semana pasada

last week PRETÉRITO

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con frecuencia

frequently/often IMPERFECT

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cuando

whenever IMPERFECT

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anteayer

two days ago PRETÉRITO

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el fin de semana pasado

last weekend PRETÉRITO

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de vez en cuando

once in a while IMPERFECT

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frecuentemente

frequently IMPERFECT

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el mes pasado

last month PRETÉRITO

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muchas veces

many times IMPERFECT

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el año pasado

last year PRETÉRITO

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nunca

never IMPERFECT

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por un rato

for a while IMPERFECT

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siempre

always IMPERFECT

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tantas veces

so many times IMPERFECT

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toda la vida

all one's life IMPERFECT

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toda mi vida

all my life IMPERFECT

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todo el tiempo

all the time IMPERFECT

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varias veces

various times IMPERFECT

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a las seis

at six o'cloCk PRETÉRITO

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ella empezó

she started PRETÉRITO

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empezó a llover

it started to rain PRETÉRITO

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por dos días

for 2 days PRETÉRITO

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veinte veces

20 times PRETÉRITO

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If there's a preterit and an imperfect trigger, which verb form will you use?

The imperfect trigger will win out over the preterit trigger, so the verb should be conjugated in the imperfect.

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