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čäøęåøš°ļø El pretĆ©rito imperfecto en espaƱol
We use the pretƩrito imperfecto to talk about how things were in the past, not about what happened.
It describes:
habits
customs
background situations
what was going on
š It is like the present tense, but in the past.
š¹ When do we use it?
We use the imperfect when we talk about:
1ļøā£ Habits in the past
Cuando era niƱo, jugaba en la calle.
Los domingos Ćbamos al parque.
2ļøā£ How things were
La casa era grande.
El barrio era tranquilo.
3ļøā£ What was happening
Ayer a las ocho estudiaba.
Mientras ella cocinaba, yo leĆa.
š¹ Compare
Imperfecto ā how things were
PretĆ©rito indefinido ā what happened
De niƱo vivĆa en Madrid. (background)
Un dĆa me mudĆ© a Valencia. (event)
ā ļø Common mistake
ā Cuando era niƱo juguĆ© en la calle todos los dĆas.
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Cuando era niƱo jugaba en la calle todos los dĆas.
šÆ Key idea
Use imperfecto for:
how things were, not what happened
Cuando era niƱo, ___ al parque todos los dĆas.
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