Spanish III - Expressions of Time - Preterite vs. Imperfect

anoche

• tonight

• yesterday

• last night

• at night

el año pasado

• this year

• the year before last

• last year

• the other year

hay

• there is, there are

• there was, there were (description)

• there was, there were (event)

hubo

• there is, there are

• there was, there were (description)

• there was, there were (event)

había

• there is, there are

• there was, there were (description)

• there was, there were (event)

mientras

• often

• all of a sudden

• during

• while

a menudo

• while

• all of a sudden

• often

• during

siempre

• while

• sometimes

• often

• always

los martes

• on Tuesday

• on Monday

• on Tuesdays

• on Mondays

una vez

• sometimes

• one time

• the other day

• often