Spanish A2 · Day 4
Day 4: Compras y alimentos — The imperfect tense (pretérito imperfecto)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: The imperfect tense
- Reading: Los sábados de Roberto
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Grammar point: The imperfect tense
At A2, you've already learned how to talk about finished actions in the past with the pretérito indefinido, like 'compré' (I bought), 'comí' (I ate), and 'fui' (I went). Now, let's learn how to describe old habits, repeated actions, ages, and what people, places, and meals used to be like! This tense is called the 'pretérito imperfecto' (imperfect tense), and it's super useful, especially when you're telling a story …
Key vocabulary (8 of 27 words)
- la promoción – special offer (discount)
- despachar – to sell
- el envase con casco – bottle deposit
- el casco – deposit (on bottles)
- el consumo preferente – best-before date
- duradero – long-life, keeps well
- caducado – expired
- congelado – frozen
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