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Choosing Preterite or Imperfect for Expressing Past Actions in Spanish

Learn the rules for using preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish to accurately describe completed versus ongoing past actions. Understand when to use each tense through explanations and examples. Master the nuances of expressing past events in Spanish grammar effectively.

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Choosing Preterite or Imperfect for Expressing Past Actions in Spanish

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  1. ¿Dos acciones en unaoración: pretérito o imperfecto?

  2. el pretérito Use the preterite tense when describing an action ( or actions) completed in the past (single event or chain of events)

  3. el pretérito 2 acciones Ejemplo en el pretérito: Laura llegóayery Juan la vio.

  4. el imperfecto Use the imperfect tense when describing an ongoing, recurring past action (repeated event or events)

  5. el imperfecto 2 acciones Ejemplo en el imperfecto: Durante los veranos, Mariana nadabaen la piscinayyotrabajaba. Yotrabajaba mucho mientras Mariana jugaba. [Mientras=while]

  6. ¿Pretérito e imperfecto? Use one verb in the imperfect and one verb in the preterite when there is a background (or ongoing) action that is interrupted with a completed action.

  7. ¿Pretérito e imperfecto? Ejemplos: Yoestudiabacuandoel teléfonosonó. Mis amigos escuchabanmúsicacuandoyoentré el cuarto.

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