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| Expresses actions completed in the past within an implied or stated specific time period. |
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| can express a series of sequential completed actions. |
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| expresses an action that interrupted another action that was already in process. |
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| describes background information in the past, including weather, age, mental and physical conditions |
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| can express actions that were taking place simultaneously (usually in the background). |
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| describes habitual actions that used to take place in the past. |
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| describes an action that was in progress when another action interrupted. |
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| Verbs with different meanings in the preterite tense |
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conocer: to meet (for the first time)
poder: to succeed
no poder: to fail
querer: to try
no querer: to refuse
saber: to find out
tener: to get, obtain, receive |
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