Can't decide between using the preterite or the imperfect in a sentence
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Hi there, I am trying to say i couldn't enjoy it because it rained all the time and cannot decide whether to put poder in the preterite or the imperfect. My instinct is saying the imperfect because i didn't fail at this task as such!!
So, no podía disfrutarla porque llovío todo el tiempo rather than no pude disfrutarla etc?
Please help. Can either be right, i know sometimes this is the case.
As requested - i'm referring to Valencia
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updated Oct 6, 2009
edited by celton78
posted by celton78
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I would say you are describing your mental state in the past, so it would be the imperfect.
updated Oct 6, 2009
posted by lorenzo9
Yes that makes sense as there is no actual physical action involved. Many thanks - celton78, Oct 5, 2009
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llovia
updated Oct 6, 2009
posted by Rey_Mysterio
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Since you are describing something that happened in an unspecified time in the past, I would think that you would use the imperfect.
updated Oct 5, 2009
edited by DR1960
posted by DR1960
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The city of Valencia
updated Oct 5, 2009
posted by celton78
