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What is the difference between preterite and imperfect

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Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end. You have now learned the basic difference between the preterite and the imperfect: The preterite tells us specifically when an action took place.
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Imperfect implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end , preterite tells us specifically when an action took place .
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