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What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect tense and when do I use them?

The preterite and the imperfect tenses are two forms of the spanish past tense, most verbs can be put into either tense but both convey different meanings about the action that was done in the past! Preterit...
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Answered by Charlotte B. • Spanish tutor
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What are the types of accents?

In spanish, there are three types of accents: stressed accent (prosódico), ortographic accent (ortográfico) and diacritic accent (diacrítico). The stressed accent is used for pronunciation only, it is never ...
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Answered by Carla C. • Spanish tutor
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When do you use the imperfect and when do you use the preterite?

Trying to differentiate between the use of these two tenses can often prove challenging for Spanish students. However, there are some key points that may help you when trying to decide which tense to use. Th...
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Answered by Summer S. • Spanish tutor
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Imperfect or Preterite?

One of the things people find the hardest when learning languages is not forming the tenses but when to use the preterite or imperfect when talking about events which happened in the past. The most important...
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Answered by Lois J. • Spanish tutor
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How can we be sure you know spanish?

Hello, you can be sure I know spanish because it is my first language. Furthermore, I studied primary school and high school in spanish in Venezuela and I started studying Communication in a university back ...
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