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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

When to use Imperfecto and Indefinido

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In many lessons and responses to questions, I have read that when deciding if you are to use imperfecto or indefinido, it is up to how the speaker thinks about the event. If the speaker thinks the event had a clear start and end, you should use indefinido, and if not you use imperfecto. Does this mean that it is entirely up to the speaker to decide which past tense is correct? I understand that there are situations where it is clear which is right and wrong, but I feel like in many cases it is a bit more ambiguous.

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Andrew S.A1Kwiziq community member

era usagehow do you distinguish the phrase, he used to be a good runner , from he was a good runner.

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.A1Kwiziq community member

How optional are the pronouns in the examples? In "Nosotros nos levantamos muy pronto," the "we" is indicated three times.

Asked 2 years ago

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R. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

zero article before profession (estudiante)