Preterite:
*Past completed actions, with definite frame of time
*Beginning and Ends – “Class began at 9 am.”
*Interrupting Actions - “While Maya was talking on her phone, she dropped it.”
*tuvo – typically means “received”
*supo – typically means “found out”
Imperfect:
*“Used to/would” – habitual actions in the past “Class began every day at 9 am.”
*Ongoing actions (“Mientras”) – was/were +ing “While Joe was writing, Steven was drawing.”
*Painting a picture – time/age/weather/emotions in the past
*tenia – typically means “had”, used to describe more than used as an action
*sabia – typically means “knew”
