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Preterite vs. Imperfect
round 1
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Language - Spanish
11th Grade
05/20/2010
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Term
When to use imperfect
 Definition
. decription scene
. telling time
. metal states
. physical states
. continuos, not a specific number
. stating one's age
Term
When to use preterite
 Definition
. action that can be viewed as single event
. actions that were repeated a specific number of times
. actions that were a chain of events
. state beginning or end of an action
Term
conocer(preterite)
 Definition
to have met someone
Term
conocer (imperfect)
 Definition
to have known someone
Term
saber (preterite)
 Definition
to have found something
Term
saber(imperfect)
 Definition
to have known something
Term
querer(preterite)
 Definition
tried
Term
querer (imperfect)
 Definition
wanted
Term
no querer (preterite)
 Definition
refused
Term
no querer(imperfect)
 Definition
didn't want
Term
poder (preterite)
 Definition
managed to (suceeded)
Term
poder(imperfect)
 Definition
was able to (capable of )
Term
no poder (preterite)
 Definition
failded to
Term
no poder (Imperfect)
 Definition
wasn't able to (not capable)
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