Spanish Preterite and Imperfect
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| 🇬🇧 | 🇪🇸 |
| Last night miguel arrived from his trip while we were having dinner | Anoche Miguel llegó de su viaje mientras cenábamos |
| Anoche Miguel llegó de su viaje mientras cenábamos | Last night miguel arrived from his trip while we were having dinner |
| We were/we were in spain in 2005 | Estuvimos/ Estábamos en España en el 2005 |
| Estuvimos/ Estábamos en España en el 2005 | We were/we were in spain in 2005 |
| The preterite is very often used to express past actions that happened and ended quickly | The preterite tense narrates events in the past. It refers to a single past action or state or to a series of actions viewed as a completed unit or whole |
| The preterite tense narrates events in the past. It refers to a single past action or state or to a series of actions viewed as a completed unit or whole | The preterite is very often used to express past actions that happened and ended quickly |
| Juan Pérez read in the paper the news of his death | Juan Pérez leyó en el periódico la noticia de su muerte |
| Juan Pérez leyó en el periódico la noticia de su muerte | Juan Pérez read in the paper the news of his death |
| When Juan Pérez arrived in England, he ran into a friend | Cuando Juan Pérez llegó a Inglaterra, se encontró con un amigo |
| Cuando Juan Pérez llegó a Inglaterra, se encontró con un amigo | When Juan Pérez arrived in England, he ran into a friend |
| The widow hung the military medal on his picture | La viuda colgó la medalla militar en su retrato. |
| La viuda colgó la medalla militar en su retrato. | The widow hung the military medal on his picture |
| The preterite can be used regardless of the length of time involved r the number of times the action was performed, provided... | The preterite can be used regardless of the length of time involved r the number of times the action was performed, provided that the event or series of events is viewed as a complete unit by the speaker. |
| The preterite can be used regardless of the length of time involved r the number of times the action was performed, provided that the event or series of events is viewed as a complete unit by the speaker. | The preterite can be used regardless of the length of time involved r the number of times the action was performed, provided... |
| We waited for you for half an hour | Te esperamos media hora |
| Te esperamos media hora | We waited for you for half an hour |
| Juan spent several months in the war | Juan estuvo varios meses en la guerra |
| Juan estuvo varios meses en la guerra | Juan spent several months in the war |
| He read the news of his death three times | Leyó tres veces la noticia de su muerte |
| Leyó tres veces la noticia de su muerte | He read the news of his death three times |
| The preterite also refers to the beginning or ending of an action | The preterite also refers to the beginning or ending of an action |
| The preterite also refers to the beginning or ending of an action | The preterite also refers to the beginning or ending of an action |
| As soon as we arrived at the party, we began to dance | Apenas llegamos a la fiesta, nos pusimos a bailar |
| Apenas llegamos a la fiesta, nos pusimos a bailar | As soon as we arrived at the party, we began to dance |
| The meeting ended at five | La reunión terminó a las cinco |
| La reunión terminó a las cinco | The meeting ended at five |
| Obsession | Chifladura |
| Chifladura | Obsession |
| Youth | Juventud |
| Juventud | Youth |
| Suspicious | Sospechar |
| Sospechar | Suspicious |
| Vacant | Vacante |
| Vacante | Vacant |
| Enjoy your dinner | Que le(s) aproveche |
| Que le(s) aproveche | Enjoy your dinner |
| Have a good time | Que se divierta |
| Que se divierta | Have a good time |
| May he rest in peace | Que en paz descanse |
| Que en paz descanse | May he rest in peace |
| Let someone else do it | Que lo haga otro |
| Que lo haga otro | Let someone else do it |
| Take a test | Examinarse |
| Examinarse | Take a test |
| To applaud | Aplaudir |
| Aplaudir | To applaud |