SPANISH 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nios Embedded Processor
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The preterit tense and imperfect tense are not interchangeable. They fulfill different functions when telling a story or talking about the past. Use preterit: to express a sequence of actions completed in the past, note that this is a forward movement of narrative time. Oyeron un ruido, se levantaron y bajaron los escaleras. They heard a noise, they got up and went down the stairs: to talk about the beginning or end of an event, action, or condition. The boy was sick yesterday (but is no longer): to talk about an event, action, or condition that occured over a specified period of time. Use the imperfect: to talk about customary or habitual actions, events, or conditions in the past. Todos los d as llov a, y por eso le amos mucho. Every day it rained, and for that reason we read a lot: to express an ongoing part of an event, action, or condition.
