1.2 Preterite vs. imperfect from flashcards

ongoing action in past with no real reference to beginning or end

• preterite

• imperfect

action seen by speaker as completed (often implied) (ex - I bought my car at Baierl)

• preterite

• imperfect

express the beginning or end of a past action

• preterite

• imperfect

habitual action in the past with no real reference to beginning or end

• preterite

• imperfect

narrate a series of past actions or events

• preterite

• imperfect

physical states / appearances/characteristics

• preterite

• imperfect

emotional states

• preterite

• imperfect

what was going on in the background when something else occurred

• preterite

• imperfect

action that interrupted an ongoing activity

• preterite

• imperfect

background of a story (true or fiction)

• preterite

• imperfect