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What is the difference between the past tenses?

In Spanish, there are 3 main past tenses. Imperfect: Used when something happened over a long period of time, or when something used to happen habitually, or when someone "was doing" somethingeg - ...
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Answered by Sophie I. • Spanish tutor
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explaining the subjunctive

First I would go through the conjugations for ar/er/ir verbs Then I would explain the three things to look out for when identifying a subjunctive sentence:two different subjects in same sentence a relative p...
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Answered by Zara M. • Spanish tutor
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Can you give me 3 examples of when the subjunctive must be used in Spanish

The subjunctive is used for a change of subject in a sentence eg. Quiero que tu no tengas frío The subjunctive is used with the conjunction 'para que'eg. Debes llevar una chaqueta para que no tengas fríoThe ...
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Answered by Sarah E. • Spanish tutor
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How do I know when to use the past preterite or the past imperfect?

This is something that as you use them more, they will come more naturally, but there are a few ways to remember them. In general, the preterite is use for a past action that has been completed and is finish...
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Answered by Ami S. • Spanish tutor
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Which of these sentences is correct? 1: El perro era negro y energético, 2: El perro fue negro y energético or 3: El perro era negra y energético.

The correct answer is number 1. Number 2 is incorrect because it uses the preterite tense, which denotes a punctual, completed action in the past rather than a continual state of being. Number 3 is incorrect...
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Answered by Emma M. • Spanish tutor
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