Hi there........so, am I getting this right: these two examples are in pret indefinido because they have an ASSUMED timeframe in the speakers' mind?Nosotros estuvimos hablando con los periodistas.Ellos estuvieron arreglando el grifo de la cocina.
pret indefinido progesivo versus imperf progesivo
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NatashaKwiziq community member
pret indefinido progesivo versus imperf progesivo
Hi there........so, am I getting this right: these two examples are in pret indefinido because they have an ASSUMED timeframe in the speakers' mind?Nosotros estuvimos hablando con los periodistas.Ellos estuvieron arreglando el grifo de la cocina.
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming the progressive preterite tense in Spanish with estar + present participle (El Indefinido Progresivo)"
Asked 2 years ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Natasha
Yes, that's right. When using the Indefinido in "estuvimos", "estuvieron", this is seen by the speaker as something that is "completed", even though they are not using any specific timeframe that indicates that; as opposed to having used the Imperfecto "estábamos", "estaban" which would indicate a more "descriptive function", without having in mind the end of this action.
Saludos
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