Imperfect and preterite: Saying what was in progress

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Imperfect and preterite: Saying what was in progress Preview Imperfect and preterite Saying what was in progress

Imperfect and preterite Both the imperfect and the preterite are tenses used to talk about the past. They can be used together in the same sentence. Use the imperfect to talk about situations in the past, such as what things were like or what was going on. The imperfect doesn't say anything about when the situation began or ended. Los jeans costaban demasiado. The jeans cost too much.

Saying what was in progress Use the preterite to talk about an event that began or ended while something else was going on, or that interrupted what was in progress. No compramos los jeans porque costaban demasiado. We didn’t buy the jeans because they cost too much. El teléfono sonó mientras comíamos pero nadie contestó. The phone rang while we were eating but no one answered it.