- moving the action forward (Forward)
- an action limited in time (Rate)
- an act that begins or ends in the past (Ends)
- an emotional, physical, or mental change (Emotional)
To remember the above, I just think of the word FREE because that is what I feel when I think of past (preterit) boyfriends.
Key Word
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What It Means
|
Example
English
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Example
Spanish
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Forward
|
Moves the action forward
|
He lost his job. He wrecked his
car. He yelled at my cat
|
Él perdió su trabajo. Él destrozó su coche.
Él le gritó a mi gato.
|
Rate
|
An action limited in time or a
rate
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He called me 1,000 times.
|
Me llamó mil veces.
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End
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An act that ends or begins in
the past
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I began to see his weaknesses.
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Yo comencé a ver sus debilidades.
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Emotion
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An emotional, physical, or
mental change
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Upon seeing his behavior, I
became annoyed.
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Al ver su comportamiento, me enojé.
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