Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
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The cat drank milk
El gato bebió leche
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I used to play
Yo jugaba
Imperfect tense because of key words "used to"
Conjugate ABRIR in the yo form in the preterite
Yo abrí.
Conjugate afeitarse in the ellos, ellas, ustedes form in the imperfect tense
Se afeitaban.
¿Cómo es un profesor muy difícil?
Es exigente.
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I used to play baseball
Yo jugaba al beísbol.
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I went to the party on Sunday.
Fui a la fiesta el domingo.
Preterite
Reason - Event completed in past at a certain time
Conjugate SER in the yo form in the preterite
Yo fui.
Conjugate SABER in the yo form in the imperfect tense
Yo sabía.
Es el hijo de tus tíos.
Es mi primo..
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I went to the movies on Monday
Yo fui al cine el lunes.
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My mom asked me.
Mi mamá me preguntó.
Preterite tense
Why? Completed action
Conjugate acostarse in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite
se acostó
Conjugate vestirse in the tú form in the imperfect tense
te vestías
Son las hermanas de tu mamá.
Son mis tías.
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I used to go to bed early when I was 7.
Me acostaba temprano cuando tenía 7.
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Use tener hambre
He was very hungry.
Él tenía mucha hambre.
Imperfect
Reason - Physical Description, Feeling
Conjugate TOCAR in the yo form in the preterite
toqué
Conjugate QUERER in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
Queríamos.
Es una profesora que escucha bien y entiende a los alumnos. Cuida a sus estudiantes. ¿Cómo es?
Es muy acogedora.
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She was doing homework when her dad called.
Hacía la tarea cuando su papá llamó.
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I was eating when John arrived. (Two verbs and two reasons)
Yo comía cuando llegó John.
1. Imperfect. Reason - Ongoing action
2. Preterite. Reason - Interruption
Conjugate LLEGAR in the yo form in the preterite
Yo llegué
Conjugate ir in the tú form in the imperfect tense
Ibas.
Es el padre de tu abuelo.
Es mi bisabuelo.