SPANISH 232 Study Guide - Final Guide: Los Incas, Preposition And Postposition, Adverbial Clause
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Preterit: action, event, or condition viewed in the past, when two actions are expressed, but one interrupts the other, the ongoing action is the imperfect while the interrupting action in the preterit. Me dorm cuando le a un libro sobre la invasi n de tenochtitl n. I fell asleep while i was reading a book on the invasion of tenochtitlan. c. the end or duration of an action is emphasized (if you are expressing that it had a beginning and an ending, use the preterit) Prepar mi presentaci n sobre la cuesti n ind gena en cuatro horas. I prepared my presentation on the indigenous issue in four hours. Imperfect: describes background information, physical, mental and emotional states, and sets the scene for another action to take place b. conveys habitual past actions. Moctezuma ii no trataba bien a las personas de clase baja. Moctezuma ii did not treat the lower class people well. c.
