Which verb?
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In the following sentence, which verb would be imperfect and which would be preterit in its translation to Spanish?
He wanted to marry her, but he had to go to war.
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updated Jan 12, 2013
edited by mbald03
posted by mbald03
There is no real imperfect in English. - ian-hill, Jan 12, 2013
Hi and welcome to the forum. I have edited your heading for proper grammar. - francobollo, Jan 12, 2013
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I suppose you mean in Spanish. Your sentence would translate as follows:
Quería casarse con ella, pero tuvo que irse a la guerra.
Quería --- imperfect.
Tuvo-- preterite or simple past in English.
updated Jan 12, 2013
edited by francobollo
posted by francobollo
Él quería casarse con ella, pero tenía que ir a la guerra. ?? - ian-hill, Jan 12, 2013
That would be possible too. As "El quiso casarse con ella, pero tuvo/tenía que ir a la guerra." It all depends on what meaning you want to convey, Ian. - francobollo, Jan 12, 2013
