what does "preterite" mean?
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In the sentence: Ser is not used very much in the preterite. I don't understand what preterite means.
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updated Jan 4, 2012
posted by savvyshopper
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The preterit is a verb tense in the indicative mood in Spanish.
It is one of the two simple past tenses in Spanish. The other is the imperfect.
Ser is not used very much in the preterite.
This means that "ser" is not used in this particular verb tense very often, which I agree with. "Ser" is much more common in the other simple past tense, the imperfect.
Just in case you would like ser's conjugation in the preterit/imperfect/any other tense
updated Jan 4, 2012
edited by SonrisaDelSol
posted by SonrisaDelSol
