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Preterito vs Imperfecto
No se pelean, se llevan bien
• They actually complement each other; they work together to create a well rounded account of the past.
• The preterit moves the story along (the events).
• The imperfect is for details (weather, time, descriptions).
Caperucita roja (“Little Red Riding Hood”) • “Había una vez” (“Once upon a time”) • “Cantaban los pájaros.” (the birds were
singing)• “Las nubes eran blancas y bellas.” (the clouds
were white and beautiful)• “Caperucita roja andaba por el bosque.”
(riding hood was walking though the forest)• Imperfect is used for background and details.
Siguiendo…
• “Caperucita!, gritó el lobo.”(“Red Riding hood”, yelled the wolf.)
• “¡El lobo!,” gritó. (“Wolf!” she cried!).
• Preterit is used for the actions thatmove the story along.
Note worthy…
• Your textbook likes to use both preterit and imperfect in the same sentence like this:
• Mientras yo estudiaba, mi amigo me habló y mi madre llegó.
• The imperfect is an action “already in progress” and the preterit is an “interupting action.”
estudiaba habló llegó