2006-10-31 08:10:14 · 3 answers · asked by thatshowiroll 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
like with "gustar"
I'm just trying to clarify if i should use "guste" or gustaba
in a sentense like "I did not like vegetables when i was younger"
2006-10-31 08:12:46 · update #1
You used imperfect preterite when the action took place for a determined period of time, not just for an instant. It's like saying 'I used to'.
In your sentence "I did not like vegetables when i was younger" you would have to use 'gustaba' because the action of not liking something didn't occur in a specific moment but for a long period of time, which is when you were young.
2006-10-31 08:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by Sergio__ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be "gustaba". The preterite tense refers to something that happened at one specific time in the past--so if you were saying "My mom made me eat vegetables that night, but I didn't like them," that would be "guste". The imperfect tense refers to an ongoing action, or something that "used to" happen without a specific time frame. You also use the imperfect to describe what was going on when something else happened. So if you said something like "I was reading questions on Yahoo! Answers when I saw this one," "read" would be imperfect, but "see" would be preterite.
2006-10-31 08:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Preterite = Past (refers to an action in a SPECIFIC POINT IN TIME in the past)
CO-PRETERITO (or 'pretérito imperfecto') indicates an action that was ON GOING IN THE PAST.
Not liking vegetables when you were younger was an ON GOING action in the past, so you should use the CO-PRETERITO.
2006-10-31 08:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋