Preterite vs Imperfect

A menudo

"often" - imperfect tense.

A veces

"sometimes" - imperfect tense.

Cada dia

"every day" - imperfect tense.

Todos los dias

"every day" - imperfect tense.

Frecuentamente

"frequently" - imperfect tense.

normalmente

"normally" - imperfect tense.

Muchas Veces

"many times" - imperfect tense.

Muchas Veces

“often” - imperfect.

Todo el tiempo

"all the time" - imperfect tense.

Anything beginning with Cada

Imperfect

De vez en cuando

"from time to time" - imperfect tense.

De nino/ De nina

"as a child" - imperfect tense.

Generalmente

"generally" - imperfect tense.

nunca

"never" - imperfect tense.

por un rato

"for a while" - imperfect tense.

siempre

"always" - imperfect tense.

tantas veces

"so many times" - imperfect tense.

toda la vida

"all my life" - imperfect tense.

todo el dia

"all day" - imperfect tense.

varias veces

"several times" - imperfect tense.

por un rato

"for a while" - imperfect tense.

Con frecuencia

"frequently" - imperfect tense.

cuando era joven

"when I was young" - imperfect tense.

Haber is always

Habia

Saber is always

Imperfect

querer is always

imperfect

poder is always

imperfect

tener is always

imperfect

Telling time in the past: It was one o’clock

Imperfect - ERA

Used to: Juan used to play baseball -

Imperfect - JUGABA

Continuous past action: Juan studied all night.

Imperfect - ESTUDIABA

Date in the past: The 15th of September is when I was born.

Imperfect - ERA

Habitual action in the past: On Sundays we went to mass at 9.

Imperfect - IBAMOS

Weather in the past: It was very cold last week

was cold - HACÍA

Simple description in the past: When she was young, she was pretty.

Imperfect - ERA

Past Progressive action: We were walking when the eggs broke

Imperfect - ESTÁBAMOS

Age in the past: Elena was 8 when her dog died.

Imperfect - TENÍA

Progressive -ing in the past: We were reading books.

Imperfect - LEIAMOS

Ir + A + Infinitive: I went to talk with you.

Imperfect - IBA

Mental of Emotional state: My dad was very sad when I lost the game.

Imperfect - ESTABA

Ayer

Preterite - yesterday

Anteayer - Preterite

the day before yesterday - Preterite

Anoche

last night - Preterite

Esta Manana

this morning - Preterite

Esta Tarde

this afternoon - preterite

La semana pasada

last week - Preterite

De pronto

soon - preterite

Por fin

finally - preterite

el mes pasado

last month - preterite

el ano pasado

last year - preterite

ayer por la manana

yesterday morning - preterite

ayer por la tarde

yesterday afternoon - preterite

de repente

suddenly - preterite

hace un ano

a year ago - preterite

de repente

suddenly - preterite

hace un ano

a year ago - preterite

finalmente

finally - preterite

por primera vez

for the first time - preterite

de momento

at the moment - preterite

aquel dia

that day - preterite

aquella semana

that week - preterite

elo otro dia

the other day - preterite

una noche

one night - preterite

una vez

one time - preterite

a fixed point in time: We left the house at three

Preterite - SALIMOS

Quantity: Juan and Jose bought 5 books

Preterite - COMPRARON

Enclosed amount of time: Pablo studied for 3 hours

Preterite - ESTUDIO

Series of Actions In the past: I woke up, took a shower, and left for school.

Preterite - DESPERTE, ME DUCHE, Y SALI

Beginning or end of an action: It started to rain in the afternoon

Preterite - EMPEZO

Cumplir anos is always

Preterite

Darse cuenta de is always

Preterite

Decidir

Imperfect - DECIDIA

Descubrir is always

Preterite

Graduarse is always

Preterite

morir is always

preterite

casarse con is always

preterite

empezar is always

preterite

terminar is always

preterite

llegar is always

preterite

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ONE DEEP BREATH AND THINK OF ONE GRATITUDE BEFORE YOU CONTINUE

Good Job! You’ve overcome so much I know you’ve got this! Everything is going to be okay. I’m so proud of how hard you’re working! Keep killing it!