Spanish grammar

Preterite vs imperfect

Past tense in Spanish splits into two moods—master both for real storytelling.

Preterite — done and dusted

Completed actions, sequences, and sudden events.

Ayer comí pizza. (Yesterday I ate pizza.)
De repente, empezó a llover. (Suddenly it started to rain.)

Imperfect — background and habit

Ongoing past, descriptions, age, time, and habitual actions.

Cuando era niño, jugaba afuera. (When I was a kid, I played outside.)
Mientras cocinaba, sonó el teléfono. (While I was cooking, the phone rang.)

Practice both on separate tracks

Rhythmica has dedicated songs for preterite and imperfect conjugations—loop each tense until you can narrate without stopping to think.

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