Spanish Preterite/Imperfect Signal Words

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10th

These signal words help make it clear whether to use the preterite or imperfect tense. For ALL answers, include the definition of the word and whether it is a preterite or imperfect indicator.

37 Terms

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a menudo

often, imperfect

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2

a veces

sometimes, imperfect

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3

cada día

every day, imperfect

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4

cada semana

every week, imperfect

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5

cada mes

every month, imperfect

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6

cada año

every year, imperfect

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7

con frequencia

frequently, imperfect

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8

de vez en cuando

from time to time, imperfect

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9

en aquella época

at that time, imperfect

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10

frecuentemente

frequently, imperfect

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11

generalmente

usually, imperfect

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12

muchas veces

many times, imperfect

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13

mucho

a lot, imperfect

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14

nunca

never, imperfect

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15

por un rato

for awhile, imperfect

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16

siempre

always, imperfect

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17

tantas veces

so many times, imperfect

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18

todas las semanas

every week, imperfect

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19

todos los dias

every day, imperfect

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20

todo el tiempo

all the time, imperfect

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21

varias veces

several times, imperfect

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22

ayer

yesterday, preterite

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23

anteayer

the day before yesterday, preterite

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24

anoche

last night, preterite

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25

desde el primer momento

from the first moment, preterite

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26

durante dos siglos

for two centuries, preterite

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27

el otro día

the other day, preterite

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28

an ese momento

at that moment, preterite

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29

entonces

then, preterite

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30

esta mañana

this morning, preterite

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31

esta tarde

this afternoon, preterite

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32

la semana pasado

last week, preterite

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33

el mes pasado

last month, preterite

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34

el año pasado

last year, preterite

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35

hace dos días, años

two days, years ago… preterite

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36

ayer por la mañana

yesterday morning, preterite

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ayer por la tarde

yesterday afternoon, preterite

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