1. Preterite tense:

   • Used for completed actions in the past.

   • Indicates specific time or duration.

   • Conveys a sequence of events.

   • Regular verb endings: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron.

   • Irregular verb conjugations.

   • Common Phrases:

     • 1 time

     • Yesterday

     • Day before yesterday

     • Yesterday morning

     • Last night

     • Last week

     • Last year

Imperfect tense:

1. Telling Time

2. Repeated Actions

3. Physical characteristics

4. Age

5. Mental/Emotional States

6. Events/Actions in progress

• Used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

• Describes background information.

• Expresses age, time, weather, emotions, and physical states.

• Irregular verb conjugations.

• Common Phrases:

  • Often

  • Frequently

  • Rarley

  • A lot

  • Usually

  • Generally

  • At times

  • Once in a while

  • So many times

  • Every day

  • Every week

1. Regular verb endings:

   aba	ábamos
   abas	abais
   aba	aban

   ia	iamos
   ias	iais
   ia	ian

• Key differences:

  • Preterite focuses on completed actions, while imperfect focuses on ongoing actions.

  • Preterite indicates a specific time, while imperfect doesn't.

  • Preterite is used for a sequence of events, while imperfect sets the stage.

  • Certain verbs have different meanings in each tense.

• Examples:

  • Preterite: "Comí una pizza anoche." (I ate a pizza last night.)

  • Imperfect: "Siempre jugaba al fútbol los sábados." (I used to play soccer every Saturday.)