![]() ![]() The Imperfecto is the tense of the description, so it is used to describe things, people, animals, situations in the past. The Imperfecto is also used for habitual actions ( used to…). – When I was living in London, I still didn’t know Peter. – Cuando vivía en Londres, todavía no conocía a Peter. It’s use implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end. Pretérito Imperfecto: This tense Is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed.– She got up, got dressed, had a coffee, and went to work. – Ella se levantó, se vistió, tomó un café y fue al trabajo. ![]() The Indefinido is used for a series of actions in the past, to talk about past actions that happen one after the other. – Trabajamos en el proyecto la semana pasada. It is also used for actions in the past that have no relation with the present, such as single events that contain a date or a specific period of time. – Last summer we went on holiday to Portugal. – El año pasado fuimos de vacaciones a Portugal. Pretérito Indefinido: Is used for past actions that are seen as completed at a definite time in the past.– This afternoon I have had a coffee with Sara. Pretérito Perfecto: Is used for past actions that have a feeling of continuing into the present, or continuing to affect the present, or without mention of when.Now you have all the tenses required to talk about the past, but you might be wondering when to use one or the other, aren’t you? I hear you, it seems tricky but it is not that much. In previous posts you have learned about how to talk about the past, and you learned how to form and use the Pretérito Perfecto (Present Perfect), the Pretérito Imperfecto (Past Continuous), the Pretérito Indefinido (Past Simple) and Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect). ![]()
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