Can a preterite and imperfect tense can combined in a single sentence'?

Question

Can a preterite and imperfect tense can combined in a single sentence'? For instance "la primera vez (pret) conocimos vivía en Londres "

The first time we met I was living in London.

Muchas gracious mis amigos

Answer 1

La primera vez que nos conocimos yo vivía en Londres.

The above looks fine to me, but I think if I were going to translate that English sentence I would say "Vivía en Londres cuando nos conocimos por primera vez." I think we could also say "Estaba viviendo en Londres cuando nos conocimos por primera vez."

Answer 2

muchas gracious lazurus

lazarus1907 said:

Not only they can be combined in a single sentence, but, prototypically, the imperfect normally appears with the preterite.

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Answer 3

Not only they can be combined in a single sentence, but, prototypically, the imperfect normally appears with the preterite.

Answer 4

Quentin great advice mi amigo

Answer 5

Of course. La primera vez que .... I think you need a clarifier (subject pronoun) in the Spanish part (vivía=I was or you were') yo vivía en Londres.

As long as you are talking about something that occured in the past and was completed (ended) in the past