Repaso: Los Usos el Pretérito y el Imperfecto

Completed actions

• preterite

• imperfect

time

• preterite

• imperfect

Age

• Preterite

• Imperfect

Repeated, ongoing actions in the past

• preterite

• imperfect

used to express the beginning or end of an action in the past

• preterite

• imperfect

provides background information

• preterite

• imperfect

weather

• preterite

• imperfect

Is SIMILAR to using the -ing form was "was reading" or "were playing"

• preterite

• imperfect

one time, completed action in the past

• preterite

• imperfect

Actions that interrupt other actions

• preterite

• imperfect