What tense is pretérito indefinido?
The preterite (el pretérito indefinido de indicativo) is a Spanish past tense. We use it for completed past actions, facts or general truths in the past or to express an action that interrupts a second action.
How do I use Indefinido?
The pretérito indefinido is used to express:
- a completed action at some point or moment in the past.
- the beginning or end of an action in the past.
- an action in the past that interrupts an action that was already taking place (this involves another past tense called imperfecto).
What does Indefinido mean in English?
Translate “indefinido” to English: indefinite, uncertain, imprecise, open-ended, undefined, vague, lax.
What is the difference between Indefinido and imperfecto?
Combining both past tenses My parents met when they were at university. (Indefinido is used to show that they met which can only happen once. We use imperfecto to show that they were at university during a period of time that is undefined.)
What tense is Preterito Indefinido in English?
Spanish Simple Past
The Spanish Simple Past (El Pretérito Indefinido) describes past actions in a way that conveys the sense that were completed/finished, as opposed to ongoing, continuing, habitual, etc. It’s one of the three most commonly used Spanish past tenses, along with El Pretérito Perfecto and El Pretérito Imperfecto.
What is Indefinido used for?
The pretérito indefinido is used to express: a completed action at some point or moment in the past. the beginning or end of an action in the past. an action in the past that interrupts an action that was already taking place (this involves another past tense called imperfecto).
What is the Indefinido?
The pretérito indefinido is used to express: a completed action at some point or moment in the past. an action in the past that interrupts an action that was already taking place (this involves another past tense called imperfecto).