"El anuncio decía que" shouldn't we use "Indefinido" here, as the action we're talking about was done yesterday. We are not describing here?
Imperfecto Vs Indefinido
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Imperfecto Vs Indefinido
This question relates to:Spanish writing exercise "A stunning car in the newspaper"
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Hola Harsh
The imperfect is used here in "el anuncio decía.." because this is seen more as a descriptive situation (as in the ad "was saying..."), background information.
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Imperfecto Vs Indefinido
"El anuncio decía que" shouldn't we use "Indefinido" here, as the action we're talking about was done yesterday. We are not describing here?
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