10.2 The Preterite And The Imperfect

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Eran (Imperfect b/c it is describing an ongoing past action with no reference to its beginning or end - "It was 12")
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(Fueron/Eran) las doce.
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Había (Imperfect b/c it describes an ongoing past action with no reference to its beginning or end - "There were many people on the street.")
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(Hubo/Había) mucha gente en la calle.
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entramos (Preterite b/c it expresses the beginning or end of a past action - "At 12:30, Tom and I entered the restaurant Tárcoles.")
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A las doce y media, Tomás y yo (entramos/entrábamos) en el restaurante Tárcoles.
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almorzaba (Imperfect b/c it expresses habitual past actions and events - "Every day I had lunch with Thomas at noon.")
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Todos los días yo (almorcé/almorzaba) con Tomás al mediodía.
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llegó (Preterite b/c it expresses the beginning or end of a past action - "The waiter came immediately to give us the menu.")
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El camarero (llegó/llegaba) inmediatamente para darnos el menú.
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empezamos (Preterite b/c it expresses the beginning or end of a past action - "We began to read it.")
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Nosotros (empezamos/empezábamos) a leerlo.
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pedí (Preterite b/c it expresses actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed - "I ordered the fish.")
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Yo (pedí/pedía) el pescado.
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volvió (Preterite b/c it expresses the beginning or end of a past action - "Suddenly, the waiter returned to our table.")
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De repente, el camarero (volvió/volvía) a nuestra mesa.
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dio (Preterite b/c it expresses actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed - "And he gave us bad news.")
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Y nos (dio/daba) una mala noticia.
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tenían (Imperfect b/c it describes physical/emotional states or characteristics - "Unfortunately, they had no fish.")
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Desafortunadamente, no (tuvieron/tenían) más pescado.
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decidimos (Preterite b/c it narrates a series of past actions or events - "So Thomas and I decided to eat elsewhere.")
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Por eso Tomás y yo (decidimos/decidíamos) comer en otro lugar.
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Llovía; salimos (1. Imperfect b/c it describes physical/emotional states and characteristics - it was raining when...) (2. Preterite b/c it expresses actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed - ...when we left the restaurant.)
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(Llovió/Llovía) cuando (salimos/salíamos) del restaurante.
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regresamos (Preterite b/c it narrates a series of past actions or events - "So we went back to the restaurant Tárcoles."
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Así que (regresamos/regresábamos) al restaurante Tárcoles.
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pedí (Preterite b/c it expresses actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed - "This time I ordered chicken with rice.")
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Esta vez, (pedí/pedía) arroz con pollo.