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Imperfect or Preterit

"was -ing", "were -ing", "used to", and "always" take the imperfect
Main actions or part of a sequence take preterit

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Did he use to bore you?¿Te aburría él?
I was bored.Yo me aburría
A dragon came!Un dragón vino.
I was studyingyo estudiaba
I used to goyo iba
Did he frighten you?Te asustó
You used to wear me outMe cansabas
I was in my house.Estaba en mi casa.
They stole it!Lo robaron
He was goingél iba
They were falling in loveSe enamoraban
He was tallEra alto
You (s.inf) were goingTú ibas
I saw themYo los vi
She (always) wentElla iba
They were happy (for 1 minute)Ellos estuvieron alegres
They were happyEllos estaban alegres
He used to seeél veía
(once) I fellyo me caí
He saw (Will Smith) onceEl vio a Will Smith
I was buildingyo construía
She played (2 hours)Ella jugó
He (always) told jokes.El contaba chistes.
She was playingElla jugaba
They used to drawDibujaban
They talked (6 hours)Ellos hablaron
We (always) hidNos escondíamos
(Then,) he invited herél la invitó
(Once) they foughtellos se pelearon
They were talkingEllos hablaban
Did you (always) jump rope?¿Saltabas la cuerda?
(Then,) they fell in loveEllos se enamoraron
Did you use to climb trees?¿Trepabas árboles?


Quincy High School
Quincy, IL

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