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| Use imperfect when: | Describing an ongoing past action without reference to beginning or end. Expressing habitual past actions. Describing mental, physical and emotional states or conditions. When telling time |
| Use preterite when: | Expressing actions or states that were completed. Expressing the beginning or end of a past action. To narrate a series of past actions. As a sudden, interrupting action |
| Preterite of -ar verbs | é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron |
| Preterite of -ir/-er verbs | í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron |
| Imperfect of -ar verbs | aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban |
| Imperfect of -ir/-er verbs | ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían |
| Imperfect of ir | iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibas, iban |
| Imperfect of ver | veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían |
| Imperfect of ser | era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran |
| Verbos que cambian: Conocer | Conocí (preterite): I met vs. Conocía (imperfect): I knew |
| Verbos que cambian: Saber | Supe (preterite): To find out vs. Sabía (imperfect): To know at some point |
| Verbos que cambian: Poder | Pudo (preterite): Could and did vs. Podía (imperfect): Could have if they wanted to |
| Verbos que cambian: Querer | Quise (preterite): Tried, failed vs. Quería (imperfect): Wanted to |
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