Use of preterit
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When and what context would i use the preterite in such as.....
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updated Feb 6, 2011
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posted by jeanianson
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The reference section here talks about preterite. There's a similar one about imperfect.
updated Feb 6, 2011
posted by KevinB
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Use the preterite tense when something has happened at a definite time in the past. For example,
"The car stopped"- El coche paró.
It happened at a definite time so the preterite is used
updated Feb 6, 2011
posted by McMatt
