SPN 1121C Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: El Brazo, Preterite, Asteroid Family
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Now that you have learned the forms of the preterite and the imperfect, you will learn more about how they are used. The preterite and the imperfect are not interchangeable. In spanish, the choice between these two tenses depends on the context and on the point of view of the speaker. play. Me romp el brazo cuando estaba paseando en bicicleta. Ten a dolor de cabeza, pero me tom una aspirina y se me fue. 1. express actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed. 2. express the beginning or end of a past action. Ayer termin el proyecto para la clase de qu mica. Yesterday i finished the project for chemistry class. 3. narrate a series of past actions or events. La doctora me mir los o dos, me hizo unas preguntas y escribi la receta. The doctor looked in my ears, asked me some questions, and wrote the prescription.