using the imperfect & preterite
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Realidades 2
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You already know how to use the imperfect tense together with the preterite to describe a situation that existed when something else happened.
Nadie estaba en la casa cuando los bomberos entraron.
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The preterite tense may also be used:
When something occurred El huracán llegó a la costa de
Honduras.
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The preterite tense may also be used:
For actions completed in the past
El edificio se quemó ayer.
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The preterite tense may also be used:
To talk about an eventEl concierto fue ayer.
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The imperfect tense may also be used:
To tell what day or time it wasEran las cinco de la mañana.
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The imperfect tense may also be used:
To tell what day or time it wasEran las cinco de la mañana y
llovía mucho cuando el accidente occurió.
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The imperfect tense may also be used:
To tell what the weather was like.
Llovía mucho cuando el accidente occurió.
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To describe the physical, mental, and emotional states of a person or thing when something happened.
Muchas personas querían ayudar a la familia, pero no sabían que hacer.
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Había and hubo are forms of haber and both mean “there was, there were.”
Había is used to describe a situation that existed in the past, while hubo is used to say that an event took place.
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Había mucho humo en el apartamento.
Hubo un terremoto ayer a las seis de la mañana.
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These verbs are often used in the imperfect to describe states of being:
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Estar—to be (triste, contento, cansado) Parecer—to seem (cansado, mal) Pensar—to think Querer—to want Saber—to know Sentirse—to feel (bien, enfermo) Tener—to have (calor, frío, hambre, sed,
sueño)