Irregular Preterite or Imperfect
Preterite III and V
Preterite IV and VI
Meaning Changers
Preterite or Imperfect
100

I was - preterite

yo fui

100

he closed

cerró

100

I paid

pagué

100

I wanted.

quería

100

the action that interrupts

preterite

200

I was - imperfect

yo era

200

he preferred

prefirió

200

he had

tuvo

200

I succeeded

pude

200

anoche, una vez, ayer

preterite

300

we were going

íbamos

300

I said, told

dije

300

I lunched

almorcé

300

I received

tuve

300

happened over time

imperfect

400

he used to make

él hacía

400

she produced

produjo

400

we were (condition)

estuvimos

400

I used to have

tenía

400

repeated, regularly occurring

imperfect

500

we were or went

fuimos

500

write the sentence

They went (once) and tried one time.

Fueron y trajeron una vez.

500

I found out that you refused the Chupa.

Supe que no quiso la chupa.

500

I used to know math and then I found out my mistake.

Sabía la mate y supe mi error.

500

I was sleeping when the phone rang.

Dormía cuando el teléfono sonó.


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