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
como costumbre
traditionally, as a custom imperfect
cuando
when imperfect...preterite
cuando era joven
when i was young imperfect
cuando era niño
when i was a child imperfect
cuando era pequeño
when I was little imperfect
de joven
as a young person imperfect
de niño
as a child imperfect
de repente
suddenly preterite
de pronto
suddenly
de vez en cuando
from time to time imperfect
entonces
then, therefore preterite
un día
one day preterite
enseguida
immediately, right away preterite
los domingos
on sundays, every sunday imperfect
inmediatamente
immediately preterite
el lunes
on monday preterite
los lunes
on Mondays, every Monday imperfect
el mes pasado
Last month Preterite
esta mañana
This morning Preterite
el martes
on 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 fin
finally preterite
por cinco semanas
for five weeks preterite
por dos horas
for two hours preterite
por diez años
for 10 years preterite
por tres meses
for 3 months preterite
la semana pasada
last week preterite
el sábado
on saturday preterite
los sábados
every saturday, on saturdays imperfect
siempre
always imperfect
todos los días
every day imperfect
los viernes
every friday, on fridays imperfect
caminé
I WALKED
caminaba
I WAS WALKING
comiste
YOU ATE
comías
YOU USED TO EAT
vivió
HE/SHE LIVED
vivía
HE/SHE was living
lloramos
WE CRIED
llorábamos
WE USED TO CRY
durmieron
THEY SLEPT
dormían
THEY USED TO SLEEP
tuve
I GOT
tenía
I HAD
pudiste
You Could
podías
USED TO BE ABLE TO
trabajó
HE/SHE WORKED
trabajaba
HE/SHE USED TO WORK (was working)
dijimos
WE TOLD
decíamos
WE USED TO SAY
vinieron
THEY CAME
venían
THEY USED TO COME
me senté
I SAT
me sentaba
I WAS SITTING (would sit)
leíste
YOU READ
leías
YOU USED TO READ
estuvo
HE/SHE WAS IN (specified time frame)
estaba
IT WAS ON (unspecified time frame)
bailamos
WE DANCED
bailábamos
WE USED TO DANCE
permitieron
THEY ALLOWED
permitían
THEY WOULD ALLOW
supe
I FOUND OUT
sabía
I KNEW
se cayó
HE FELL DOWN
Se caía
HE WAS FALLING
supo
HE FOUND OUT
leyó
HE READ (specified time frame)
Viví
I LIVED (specified time frame)
Caminó
HE WALKED
Vine
I CAME
dijo
HE / SHE TOLD