{"id":889,"date":"2025-01-29T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thespanishspell.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:52:51","slug":"%f0%9f%92%83preterito-imperfecto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thespanishspell.com\/en\/2025\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%92%83preterito-imperfecto\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc83Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pret\u00e9rito imperfecto is one of the verbs of the past in indicativo. There is not  a literal translation to English. It is used to talk about things that were usual in the past, to describe the past or to talk about actions that were in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" data-attachment-id=\"896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thespanishspell.com\/en\/2025\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%92%83preterito-imperfecto\/diapositivas-gramatica-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-12.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Diapositivas gram\u00e1tica (12)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-12.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-12.png?resize=1290%2C726&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-896\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" data-attachment-id=\"892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thespanishspell.com\/en\/2025\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%92%83preterito-imperfecto\/diapositivas-gramatica-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-9.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Diapositivas gram\u00e1tica (9)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-9.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-9.png?resize=1290%2C726&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-892\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately there are only 3 irregular verbs in Pret\u00e9rito imperfecto: ser, ir and ver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" data-attachment-id=\"893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thespanishspell.com\/en\/2025\/01\/29\/%f0%9f%92%83preterito-imperfecto\/diapositivas-gramatica-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-10.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Diapositivas gram\u00e1tica (10)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-10.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespanishspell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/diapositivas-gramatica-10.png?resize=1290%2C726&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-893\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s see an example of a text with pret\u00e9rito imperfecto. This text has been made by A.I and modified by me. Try to fill the gaps with the correct form of imperfecto, then click on the gaps to see the correct answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%;\"><div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0; height: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Texto imperfecto\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/view.genially.com\/67a1e7056469850cb54b904e\" type=\"text\/html\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" allownetworking=\"all\"><\/iframe> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahora, vamos a practicar con un ejercicio en el que tendr\u00e1s que completar con presente o con pret\u00e9rito imperfecto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-8\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"8\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Contraste: imperfecto y presente\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pret\u00e9rito imperfecto is one of the verbs of the past in indicativo. 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