el pretérito y el imperfecto
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El pretérito y el imperfecto. Are both used to talk about past events. Use pretérito to talk about something that happened. On an specific occasion or a specific number of times El verano pasado viajé a España y acampé cerca del río Tajo. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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El pretérito y el imperfecto
Are both used to talk about past events
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Use pretérito to talk about something that happened
On an specific occasion or a specific number of times
El verano pasado viajé a España y acampé cerca del río Tajo.
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Use pretérito to talk about something that happened
In a sequence of events
Cuando llegué, busqué alojamiento y llamé a mis amigos.
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Use pretérito to talk about something that happened
For a specific period of time, even if it happened repeatedly
Pasé un mes en Cadiz y fui todos los días a la playa.
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Use the imperfecto to talk about
• What used to happen for an unspecific period of time
De niño, viajaba a España con mis padres todos los veranos
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Use the imperfecto to talk about
• What people, places or things were generally like or to describe the setting
Mis abuelos eran muy activos y simpáticos.
En la playa había pocos turistas. Siempre hacía calor.
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Use the imperfecto to talk about
• How someone felt or what he or she liked or disliked
No me gustaba ir a la playa porque le tenía miedo al mar.
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You can use the pretérito
• To say what people, places or things were like, how people felt, and what they liked or disliked in order to sum up a particular occasion.
¿Fuiste a Cadiz? ¿Qué tal estuvo?
Llevé a mi hermanito a la playa y no le dio miedo.
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• Use it also to talked about someone’s reaction, or to say that a state or condition changed.
Ayer miré algunas fotos de Argentina y sentí mucha nostalgia.