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Have a look around the web to see what resources you can find that discuss or review the preterit and imperfect in Spanish. Share what you find (video/website/photo, etc.) to this Padlet page. Tell us what you like about this particular resource and something you learned. If you don't have a Padlet account, title the post with your name so we know who is posting. Use the plus sign (+) to make a post.

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Wonderful YT channel with real-life examples, conversations, descriptions, and stories for listening practice + (no word lists and grammar drills!)

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Spring Spanish - Learn Spanish with Chunks

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PRETERITO vs IMPERFECTO: Don’t ever confuse these again!

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Master Spanish Verbs Conjugation | Ella Verbs App

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Learn Spanish verbs conjugation with Ella Verbs on iOS and Android. Work through 30+ levels of bite-sized lessons & quizzes, covering 16 tenses and 2,100+ verbs.

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Helpful examples and table of Preterite vs Imperfect endings.

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The Spanish Preterite vs The Imperfect Tense - Spanish with Tati

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Many students have trouble knowing when to use the preterite tense or the imperfect tense, as they both refer to actions in the past. There are several general rules you can follow to know when to use one tense or another. Additionally, many Spanish phrases tend to be used only with the preterite or only with the imperfect, so memorizing them is very helpful! In this article, we'll take a look at the general uses of both tenses, as well as helpful "trigger" phrases.

For example:

The Preterite

Generally, the preterite is used for completed actions (actions that have definite beginning and end points.) These can be actions that can be viewed as single events, actions that were part of a chain of events, actions that were repeated a very specific number of times, or actions that specifically state the beginning and end of an action.

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Useful Phrases that Trigger the Preterite

There are many helpful words and phrases that indicate specific time frames, therefore signaling that the preterite should be used. Here are a few:

Verbs that are Preterite by Nature

Some verbs used to talk about events with a very definite beginning and end are almost always used in the preterite. Here are a few examples.

The Imperfect

The imperfect tense is generally used for actions in the past that do not have a definite end. These can be actions that are not yet completed or refer to a time in general in the past. It can also be used to talk about:

actions that were repeated habitually

actions that set the stage for another past tense event

time and dates

a person's age in the past

characteristics

mental or physical states

Check out these examples:

Useful Phrases that Trigger the Imperfect

Here are some helpful words and phrases that often signal that a verb should be used in the imperfect.

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Spanish Grammar Articles and Lessons | SpanishDictionary.com

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Expert articles and interactive video lessons on how to use the Spanish language. Learn about 'por' vs. 'para', Spanish pronunciation, typing Spanish accents, and more.

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Provides basic/entry-level examples of preterite vs imperfect.

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Spanish Remediation - Preterite vs. Imperfect Practice Activities

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Preterite vs. Imperfect Conjugated-decide between them Goldilocks Story-choose preterite or imperfect Conjuguemos fill in story Conjuguemos #2 Conjuguemos #3 Conjuguemos #4 Conjuguemos #5 Webpage lesson with self quiz (this is not an interactive quiz-write your answers and check the answer key

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This is a good resource for conjugating verbs in many tenses. It has study sets or you can search by a verb to see its conjugation in present, imperfect, preterite, etc. It also has examples of how to use the verb and pronunciation help too.

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Conjugate every Spanish verb in every tense for free on SpanishDictionary.com, the world's largest Spanish-English dictionary and reference website.

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Linguee | Dictionary for German, French, Spanish, and more

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English Dictionary and Translation Search with 1,000,000,000 example sentences from human translators. Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese

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Repaso Pretérito Vs Imperfecto - Usos del pretérito vs. el imperfecto - Pretérito vs. Imperfecto: Contexts - ¿Pretérito o Imperfecto?

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Lesson, charts, and examples of when to use Preterite vs Imperfect

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Preterite vs. Imperfect - Lesson 20 | VerbMaster

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Dive deeper into the nuances of these two Spanish past tenses. Learn how to easily decide which tense to use, and see why having two to choose from makes life more interesting!

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What I like is that he keeps the video engaging, he's not monotone and he's very expressive and can be funny in some of his videos. I don't get bored or distracted by external things when watching which is usually what happens when I'm bored.

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Spanish Past Tense: Preterite Vs. Imperfect, Rule of Thumb

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I found this one channel that I will use occasionally. I use this more in the beginning when we start different lessons as it will help break it down to make it easier to learn.

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Spanish Past Tenses 101: Preterite vs Imperfect

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Here’s a good video resource I like the illustrations and how they help you understand better - Donya 

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Here’s a good video resource I like the illustrations and how they help you understand better - Donya 

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Perfect Your Spanish: Illustrated Tutorial on Imperfect vs Preterite

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I like using flashcards to help me study.

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Spanish Preterite vs. Imperfect Task Cards Flashcards _ Quizlet

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Site that has charts showing conjugations for different word tenses, including preterite and imperfect.

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Spanish Verb Conjugation Charts | SpanishConjugation.net

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Spanish Verb Conjugation Charts: present tense, imperfect, preterite (past tense), conditional, subjunctive, imperative (commands), perfect tenses.