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a menudo
often (imperfect)
a veces
sometimes (imperfect)
el año pasado
last year (preterite)
anoche
last night (preterite)
ayer
yesterday (preterite)
cada día
every day (imperfect)
cuando era jóven
when I was young (imperfect)
cuando era niño
when I was a child (imperfect)
de jóven
as a young person (imperfect)
de niño
as a child (imperfect)
de repente
suddenly (preterite)
de vez en cuando
from time to time (imperfect)
un día
one day (preterite)
todos los domingos
every Sunday (imperfect)
el lunes pasado
last Monday (preterite)
todos los lunes
on Mondays, every Monday (imperfect)
esta mañana
this morning (preterite)
el martes pasado
last Tuesday (preterite)
mientras
while (imperfect…imperfect)
muchas veces
a lot of times, often (imperfect)
una vez
one time (preterite)
una noche
one night (preterite)
nunca
never (imperfect)
el otro día
the other day (preterite)
por dos horas
for two hours (preterite)
hace diez años
10 years ago (preterite)
la semana pasada
last week (preterite)
casi todos los sábado
almost every Saturday (imperfect)
muchos veranos
many summers (imperfect)
siempre
always (imperfect)
todos los días
every day (imperfect)
los viernes
on Fridays (imperfect)
caminé
I walked
caminaba
I was walking/used to walk
comiste
you ate (informal)
comías
you used to eat / were eating
vivió
he/she lived
vivía
he/she was living or used to live
lloramos (cry)
we cried
llorábamos (cry)
we used to cry/ were crying
durmieron
the slept
dormían
they used to sleep / were sleeping
tuve
I got/had
tenía
I had / I used to have
pudiste
you could (and did)
podías
used to be able to
trabajó
he/she worked
trabajaba
he/she used to work (was working)
dijimos
we told/said
decíamos
we used to say
me senté (sit down)
I sat down
me sentaba (sit down)
I was sitting (would sit)
leíste
you read (past tense)
leías
you used to read
estuvo
he/she/it was (specified time frame)
estaba
He/she/it was (unspecified time frame)
bailamos
we danced
bailábamos
we used to dance
permitieron (allow)
they allowed
permitían (allow)
they would allow
supe
I found out
sabía
I knew
ella se cayó
she fell down
Se caía
he was falling
supo
he found out
leyó
he/she read (specified time frame)
Viví en Canadá
I lived (specified time frame) in Canada
Caminó
he walked
vine a casa
I came home
dijo
he/she said or told
was/were + ing
imperfect
used to/would
imperfect
happenED
preterite
interrupting action
preterite
habitual actions, repeated
imperfect
no specific time frame
imperfect
ongoing actions, at the same time
imperfect
completed action
preterite
part of a sequence of actions
preterite
Yesterday I walked my dog.
preterite
I was singing while I was dancing.
imperfect…imperfect
She was running when she suddenly fell down.
imperfect…preterite
What did you do last night?
preterite
It started to rain.
preterite
They were laughing when I started to cry.
imperfect…preterite
We won the game!
preterite
Why were you running?
imperfect
The food arrived at 7:00.
preterite
It was 6:00 in the morning.
imperfect
I barfed three times yesterday!
preterite
The weather was beautiful this weekend.
imperfect
My dad used to have hair.
imperfect
It was a beautiful spring day. The birds were chirping.
imperfect…imperfect
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