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III-2.1 Past Tense
Preterite/Imperfect CUE WORDS
Term | Definition |
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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 de 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 |
en seguida | immediately 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 |