Difference between Imperfect and past tense | Spanish in 3 Steps A2 #17

To reinforce the practice and use of the two tenses that refer to the past, we will make a comparison between the preterite and the imperfect tense: 1. Pretérito makes reference to an action made one time only. 2. Pretérito is performed several times knowing the specific number of times. 3. Imperfecto is performed several times without knowing a specific number. 4. Pretérito refers to a limited period of time. 5. Imperfecto is used when we don’t know when did the action begin or end. 1. Warm up (00:49) by