Preterite vs. Imperfect Realidades 3. Preterite vs. Imperfect When speaking about the past, you can...

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When speaking about the past, you can When speaking about the past, you can use either the preterite or the imperfect, use either the preterite or the imperfect, depending on the sentence and the depending on the sentence and the meaning you wish to convey. Compare…meaning you wish to convey. Compare…

Este fin de semana Este fin de semana tométomé una clase de una clase de cerámica. Cuando cerámica. Cuando eraera niño, niño, tomabatomaba clases de escultura.clases de escultura.

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Use the preterite to tell about past actions Use the preterite to tell about past actions that happened and are complete.that happened and are complete.

El sábado, la clase El sábado, la clase empezóempezó a las 10 de la a las 10 de la mañana.mañana.

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Use the imperfect to tell about habitual Use the imperfect to tell about habitual actions in the past.actions in the past.

Cuando Cuando eraera niño, las clases niño, las clases empezabanempezaban a a las 5 de la tarde.las 5 de la tarde.

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Use the preterite to give a sequence of Use the preterite to give a sequence of actions in the past.actions in the past.

Cuando Cuando llegamosllegamos, la profesora , la profesora sacósacó su su pintura y sus pinceles y pintura y sus pinceles y empezó empezó a pintar.a pintar.

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Use the imperfect to give background Use the imperfect to give background details such as time, location, weather, details such as time, location, weather, mood, age, and physical and mental mood, age, and physical and mental descriptions.descriptions.

EranEran las dos de la tarde. las dos de la tarde. EstábamosEstábamos en en el parque. el parque. EraEra un día de otoño. Todos un día de otoño. Todos estábamosestábamos muy contentos. muy contentos.

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Use the preterite and the imperfect Use the preterite and the imperfect together when an action (preterite) together when an action (preterite) interrupts another that is taking place in interrupts another that is taking place in the past (imperfect).the past (imperfect).

EstábamosEstábamos en el taller cuando en el taller cuando entróentró el el profesor.profesor.

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Use the imperfect when two or more Use the imperfect when two or more actions ar etaking place simultaneously in actions ar etaking place simultaneously in the past.the past.

Mientras los niños Mientras los niños pintabanpintaban, el profesor , el profesor observabaobservaba las pinturas. las pinturas.