P or I ?
Regular Preterite
Regular Imperfect
which ending is it?
translate
100

did it once

P

Preterite

100

yo bailar preterite

bailé

100

yo bailar imperfect

bailaba

100

aste

tú "ar" preterite

100

bailamos

we danced

200

Used to do it

I

Imperfect

200

tú bailar preterite

bailaste

200

ella escribir imperfect

escribía

200

aron

ellos or ellas "ar" preterite

200

bailábamos

we used to dance

300

Ongoing past

I

Imperfect

300

ella correr preterite

corrió

300

tú correr imperfect

corrías

300

íamos

nosotros er/ir imperfect

300

corriste

you ran

400

Definite start and end in past

P

Preterite

400

yo escribir preterite

escribí

400

Uds. bailar imperfect

bailaban

400

í

yo er/ir preterite

400

corrieron

they or y'all ran

500

Ongoing situation interrupted by something in the past

I & P

Imperfect interrupted by Preterite

500

ellos escribir preterite

escribieron

500

Marco y yo correr imperfect

corríamos

500

ías

tú er/ir imperfect

500

y'all used to write

Uds. escribían