Preterite v. Imperfect

Front

What tense do these endings belong?
ía
ías
ía
íamos
ían 

Back

imperfect

Front

What tense do these endings belong to?
-é -aste -ó -amos -aron

Back

preterite

Front

What tense do these endings belong to?
-aba -abas -aba -ábamos -aban

Back

imperfect

Front

What tense do these endings belong?
í iste ió imos ieron 

Back

preterite

Front

We use imperfect to talk about past events that are ongoing.

Back

that are ongoing

Front

Done and over with at a completed time

Back

preterite

Front

The action that is being interrupted is...

Back

imperfect

Front

The interrupting action is...

Back

preterite

Front

We use preterite to talk about past events that have a definite ending.

Back

that have a definite ending

Front

Determined start or end time

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preterite