For all the Spanish...por favor, necesito ayudar...?

Question

I'm taking Spanish Class right now, and i face 'little' trouble...
i knew it's sounds stupid but
could you tell me...
how can i made difference between Preterito Imperfecto and Preterito Indefinido???
i knew the theory but STILL i've got difficulties about the difference between that Preterito ='
any clue about that???

Muchas Gracias ^ ^

Answer 1

It's not at all stupid considering that English doesn't have the same tenses. I'll give it to you in Spanish and English.
El preterito imperfecto describe una accion occurriendo en el pasado mas que una vez or que duro un rato mientras el preterito indefinido (llamado tambien el preterito) significa una accion occuriendo sola una vez en el tiempo indicado.
In other words: preterite imperfect tense refers to an action of indeterminate duration occuring in the past (e.g. I used to go for walks in the park when I needed to think.) In contrast, preterite indefinite (aka preterite or past tense) refers to a specific action in the past (e.g. He sang beautifully last night.)

For the person who said that we Latinos don't know grammar, I beg to differ. That's an annoying little myth that frequently pops up. Some people who are born here learn Spanish through people in their community and not through school so they may not be as familiar with grammatical concepts. I'll bet you don't know them in English either. You are just a person who is not knowlegeable about grammar and happens to be Spanish-speaking.

But I digress. Here is a helpful link for you, Luna.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Pretérito indefinido is past tense (absolute)
The train left = el tren salió

Pretérito Imperfecto indicates and action that is
enduring
It was spring = era la primavera

reiterative/repetitive
the girls were jumping on the street.
las niñas saltaban en la calle

or coexistent
I greated her when she was going to the school
la saludé cuando iba a la escuela

I do hope I explained myself and that it helps.

Answer 4

I think you mean the difference between
I have done/I did - and
I used to do or I was doing.

I call the first one present perfect and the 2nd is imperfect. My teacher never used the spanish names for them.

I have done is He hecho
I used to do is Hacia (with an accent on the i)

Answer 5

Im sorry but generally Spanish speaking people don't know the grammatical rules for our language