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🕰️ El pretérito imperfecto en español We use the pretérito imperfecto to talk about how things were in the past, not about what happened. It describes: habits customs background situations what was going on 👉 It is like the present tense, but in the past. 🔹 When do we use it? We use the imperfect when we talk about: 1️⃣ Habits in the past Cuando era niño, jugaba en la calle. Los domingos íbamos al parque. 2️⃣ How things were La casa era grande. El barrio era tranquilo. 3️⃣ What was happening Ayer a las ocho estudiaba. Mientras ella cocinaba, yo leía. 🔹 Compare Imperfecto → how things were Pretérito indefinido → what happened De niño vivía en Madrid. (background) Un día me mudé a Valencia. (event) ⚠️ Common mistake ❌ Cuando era niño jugué en la calle todos los días. ✅ Cuando era niño jugaba en la calle todos los días. 🎯 Key idea Use imperfecto for: how things were, not what happened

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In Spanish, many verbs are used with a reflexive pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se These verbs are called pronominal verbs (or reflexive verbs) and they show that: the action happens to the same person who does it, or the verb describes a change of state (physical or emotional) Look at these two common verbs: levantarse = to get up sentirse = to feel We don’t say: ❌ yo levanto (when talking about waking up) We say: ✅ yo me levanto → I get up Because the action goes back to the subject: I lift myself up. The same with emotions: ❌ yo siento feliz ✅ yo me siento feliz → I feel happy Here me means myself — the feeling is inside the person. Conjugation pattern levantarse yo me levanto tú te levantas él / ella / usted se levanta nosotros/as nos levantamos vosotros/as os levantáis ellos/as / ustedes se levantan The verb changes and the pronoun changes.

📌 Indefinite, Imperfect, Perfect or Pluperfect? In Spanish, we choose past tenses depending on how we see the action, not just when it happened. 🔹 Preterite (pretérito indefinido) We use it for actions that move the story forward. 👉 Ayer llegué, hablé con el jefe y firmé el contrato. (Yesterday I arrived, spoke to the boss and signed the contract.) 🔹 Imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) We use it to describe the background, circumstances or what was going on. 👉 Era tarde y la oficina estaba vacía. (It was late and the office was empty.) 🔹 Present perfect (pretérito perfecto) We use it for past actions that are connected to the present. 👉 He enviado el correo, así que ahora podemos esperar la respuesta. (I have sent the email, so now we can wait for the answer.) 🔹 Pluperfect (pretérito pluscuamperfecto) It shows that one action happened before another past action. 👉 Cuando llegué, ya había enviado el informe. (When I arrived, I had already sent the report.) 🧠 Key idea: The preterite moves the story, the imperfect sets the scene, the perfect connects the past with now, and the pluperfect looks further back.

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