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I would start my giving a brief definition of the two tenses and their uses, i.e. the imperfect tense is used for an action that has occurred more than once in the past, on a regular basis or simply a number...

Ser is used to talk about permanent or lasting characterisics.It is used for time: Today is Monday= Hoy es lunesFor characteristics: My jumper is red= Mi jersey es rojo, She is my grandma= Ella es mi abuela....

Even though hacer is an -er verb, it is irregular in the preterite tense and therefore must be wrote learned. It is conjugated as follows: Yo - hiceTu - hicisteEl/Ella/Usted - hizoNosotros - hicimosVosotros ...

Whilst both the preterite and the imperfect express actions that have happened in the past, their uses vary significantly.The preterite is used to describe actions that have happened one time, a closed and c...

"Ser" and "Estar" both translate into 'to be' however they are used in different situations.Generally, the difference can be understood as Nature (Ser) vs State (Estar). Ser is used in or...