Difference between past imperfect and past indefinite?

MargaretA2Kwiziq community member

Difference between past imperfect and past indefinite?

Asked 5 years ago
InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Margaret,

Do you mean the "general" difference between the Imperfect and the Preterite? or just for verb "ser"?

Here is a lesson on the general difference that can help you:

Using El Imperfecto vs El indefinido

Inma

ReynoldC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The past imperfect refers to the imperfect tense also known as the preterito imperfecto; whereas the past indefinite refers to the present perfect tense, which is the tense formed by the present tense of haber combined with the past participle of a verb. example He comido-I have eaten.

Difference between past imperfect and past indefinite?

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