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The verbs ser (to be) and ir (to go) both exhibit irregularities in the present, imperfect and preterite forms (note that these two verbs have the same preterite fui). Together with ver (to see) and prever (to foresee), they are the only four verbs with irregular imperfect
The preterite is used if this refers to a single action or event—that is, the person took a bath last night. Me bañé = "I took a bath" The imperfect is used if this refers to any sort of habitual action—that is, the person took a bath every morning. Optionally, solía bañarme can specifically express "I used to take baths".
Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto or copretérito) amaba: amabas: amaba: amábamos: amabais: amaban: Preterite (Pretérito perfecto simple or Pretérito indefinido) amé: amaste [3] amastes / amaste [4] amó: amamos: amasteis: amaron: Future (Futuro simple or Futuro) amaré: amarás: amará: amaremos: amaréis: amarán: Conditional (Condicional ...
The preterite and the imperfect can be combined in the same sentence to express the occurrence of an event in one clause during an action or state expressed in another clause. For example: Ellos escuchaban la radio cuando oyeron un ruido afuera. (They were listening to the radio when they heard a noise outside.)
The preterite was a common Semitic form, well attested in the Akkadian language, where the preterite almost always referred to the past and was often interchangeable with the perfect. [11] In the course of time the preterite fell into disuse in all West Semitic languages , leaving traces such as the "imperfect with waw-consecutive " in Hebrew ...
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