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Feb 2023
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411 | Spanish Past Tense: Preterite vs I...

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¡Hola queridos! Today we are going to study the Spanish past tense. You will finally understand preterite vs imperfect through this fun listening exercise.

Hoy vamos a hacer un ejercicio de escucha súper divertido en el que aprenderás cómo usar el pretérito y el imperfecto en español.

Descarga el PDF con el ejercicio y las respuestas aquí: Spanishlandschool.com/cheat-sheet

Vas a escuchar la historia, luego tendrás que completar los espacios con los verbos faltantes en la conjugación correcta y después de eso analizaremos por qué se usó el pretérito o el imperfecto en cada caso.

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