Preterite vs. Imperfect rules + Spanish Leyendas Vocab (El Coco, La Llorona, Alma) (Combination)
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No specific duration
imperfect
Completed action
preterite
Ongoing action; action in progress (was doing)
imperfect
Start or end of action
preterite
Interrupted action
imperfect
use for context / background info; setting the scene
imperfect
Interrupting action
preterite
Use for plot (concrete events)
preterite
Habitual, repeated action
imperfect
One time, specific # of times
preterite
Descriptions of setting / characters
imperfect
Actions or series of actions with a clear beginning and end
preterite
Emotions
imperfect
Sequential events
preterite
tener miedo / dar miedo
to be scared / to scare / be scary
el fantasma
the ghost
la pel铆cula de terror
scary / horror movie
el monstruo
monster
estar asustada
to be scared
dar mal rollo
to be creepy
gritar
to scream
la leyenda / el cuento / la historia
legend / story
asustarse / le
to be scared; to scare (someone)
algunos/as
some
contar (una historia)
to tell (a story)
debajo de
under / underneath
detr谩s de
behind
esconderse
to hide
vez (veces)
time(s)
a veces
sometimes
todav铆a
still
venir
to come
portarse mal
to misbehave
irse a la cama
to go to bed
desaparecer(se)
to disappear
el ruido
a noise
En / por la noche / ma帽ana
at night / in the morning
Empezar a + inf
to start to + inf
llevarse
to take (to snatch)
el pueblo
the town
se puso + adj
he / she became + adj / became + adj
comenz贸 a / comenzaron a
started to + inf
vio (a)
he / she saw (someone)
se volvi贸 loco/a
he / she went crazy
no pod铆a/pudo + inf.
he / she wasn't able to / couldn't
se dio cuenta (de que)
he / she realized (that)
no quiero que me dejes
i don't want you to leave me
tir贸
he / she threw
se qued贸
he / she was left
se ahog贸
he / she drowned
camin贸 hacia
he / she walked towards
le dijo
he / she said to him / her
quer铆a que fuera
he / she wanted him / her to be / wanted it to be
todav铆a est谩 caminando
he / she is still walking
iba a + inf.
he / she was going to
casarse
to get married
hab铆a abandonado
he / she had abandoned
quiero que seas
i want you to be
hab铆a una vez
once upon a time
se enamor贸 de / se enamoraron
he / she fell in love with / they fell in love with each other
se meti贸 (al agua)
he / she got into the water
se muri贸
he / she died
sali贸 de
left (a place)
quer铆a que estuviera
wanted it to be
mu帽eca
doll
intent贸 + inf
tried to (+ verb)
se abri贸
opened (by itself)
hab铆a + __ado/ido
had _______ (verb)
no pod铆a
couldn't, wasn't able to
en los estantes
on the shelves
como si respiraran
as if they were breathing
caminaba por
was walking through/by
se dio la vuelta
turned around
para poder + inf
to be able to (+ verb)
la puerta no abr铆a
the door wouldn't open/wasn't opening
se cerr贸
closed (by itself)
todav铆a estaba + ando/iendo
was still (+ -ing verb)
no pudo
couldn't, wasn't able to
la pared
the wall
era como si fuera
it was as if