Preterite v.s Imperfect Tense - Spanish VH

Regular -AR Endings Imperfect

Regular -AR Endings Imperfect

-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban

Regular -ER/IR Endings Imperfect

-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían

SER Imperfect Conjugation

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

IR Imperfect Conjugation

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

VER Imperfect Conjugation

veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

What are key words that are associated with the imperfect?

Siempre, Frecuentemente, Cada Día, Todos los Días, De Costumbre, Con Frecuencia, A Menudo, Mientras

When describing time, when do we use era v.s eran?

Era = 1 o'clock, Eran=2-12 o'clock

Imperfect or Preterite?: When an action was completed

Preterite

Imperfect or Preterite?: To state in general when an action took place

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: To describe background information

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: When an action as completed at a specific time

Preterite

Imperfect or Preterite?: When an action was completed a certain number of times

Preterite

Imperfect or Preterite?: To express weather

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: To tell time

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: To tell age

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: To describe physical and mental states and conditions, including feelings

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: When an action began or ended

Preterite

Imperfect or Preterite?: To express habitual actions

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: To express what used to happen

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: When an action interrupts another action

Preterite

Imperfect or Preterite?: To express what was/were...ing

Imperfect

Imperfect or Preterite?: When an action is interupted

Imperfect

We use conocer when discussing we are familiar with...

person, place, or thing

We use saber when discussing we are familiar with...

facts or information

What are the yellow light verbs?

Estar, Querer, No Querer, Conocer, Saber, Poder, No Poder, Tener, Tener que

Preterite meaning of Estar

was, but no longer is

Preterite meaning of Querer

tried

Preterite meaning of no querer

refused

Preterite meaning of conocer

met

Preterite meaning of saber

found out

Preterite meaning of poder

managed, succeeded

Preterite meaning of no poder

tried and failed

Preterite meaning of tener

had, received

Preterite meaning of tener que

had to and did

Imperfect meaning of estar

was

Imperfect meaning of querer

wanted

Imperfect meaning of no querer

didn't want

Imperfect meaning of conocer

knew (person, place, or thing)

Imperfect meaning of saber

knew (fact or information)

Imperfect meaning of poder

was able to

Imperfect meaning of no poder

was not able to

Imperfect meaning of tener

used to have

Imperfect meaning of tener que

had to (not necessarily did)

I got lucky.

Tuve suerte.

Once upon a time...

Había una vez...

With ser, when there is a "me" before the conjugated ser, the ser turns to...

fue (me makes it fue)

What are common key words for the preterite?

Ayer, Anteayer, Anoche, El otro día, El lunes pasado, La semana pasada, El mes pasado, el año pasado, Hace (tiempo), Entonces, Una vez, En aquel momento, Desde el primer momento, Desde el (lunes) hasta el (domingo), De (lunes) a (miércoles), Al principio

They lived happily ever after.

Vivimos muy felices.

Empezar or Poner will almost always be in the...

preterite (verbs that mean to begin something)

Terminar or Concluir will almost always be in the...

preterite (verbs that mean to end something)

Most likely, the answer is always (Había/Hubo) in comparison to (Había/Hubo)

Había, Hubo

When discussing childhood, (fue/era) will always be used.

era (cuando yo era una niña...)