Spanish language Q&A Forum

There are a number of good questions below about the use of the preterite vs the imperfect.  There is some confusion about the speaker choosing to bend the rules in order to express an action in a certain way.  This is a very useful topic and might be a good lesson of its own, "When the speaker bends the rules for a specific reason".

I think I'm finally getting more accustomed to listening to and comprehending spoken Spanish from a variety of places within Spain and other Spanish speaking countries, largely thanks to Kwiziq along with listening to podcasts and watching a lot of films on Netflix. It is the thing I struggle with most. Having lived for many years in the Canary Islands, I tend to better understand the Spanish spoken there, which I believe has a more Latin American or Caribbean style(?). My late dad was a Madrileño, and I don't do too badly with the Spanish speakers from that área in Spain either.

I'm grateful to this gentleman that recites a lot of the exercises for us, as he really forces me to listen carefully. I'm getting used to his way of speaking now thankfully! With this exercise I also learnt two new verbs: 'menospreciar'= to underestimate or to undervalue and from this verb 'preciar'= to appreciate.

Thanks to all at Kwiziq for all your hard work. Estoy muy agradecida. 

Saludos :)