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Preterit vs. Imp
These are key words to help you decide if you should use the preterit or the imp
Question | Answer |
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Generalmente | Imperfect (Generally) |
Ayer | Preterit (yesterday) |
Por lo general | Imperfect (In general) |
A veces | Imperfect (sometimes) |
Anteayer | Preterit (the day before yesterday) |
Esta mañana | Preterit (this morning) |
El año pasado | Preterit (last year) |
Nunca | Imperfect (never) |
Siempre | Imperfect (always) |
A la una | Preterit (at 1:00) |
Un día | Preterit (one day) |
Cuando (interruption) | Preterit (when) |
Cada semana | Imperfect (each week) |
Los lunes | Imperfect (on Mondays) |
De repente | Preterit (suddenly) |
Una vez | Preterit (one time) |
En ese momento | Preterit (In that moment) |
En aquella época | Imperfect (in that era) |
De vez en cuando | Imperfect (from time to time) |
Mientras | Imperfect (while) |
Había una vez | Imperfect (Once upon a time) |
El martes pasado | Preterit (last Tuesday) |
A menudo | Imperfect (often) |
Cuando era niño/a | Imperfect (when I was a child) |