Question

I am very confused with preterite and Imperfect help!!!

Answer 1

preterite is "i did, i studied, i ate" ect, it talks about something short term

eg: comí= i ate

imperfect is long term "i used to do, i used to play, i used to eat" etc

eg: comía = i use to eat

Answer 2

Preterite is the normal past tense talking about events. Eg i went to the park with my sister = Fui al parque con mi hermana.

Fui in this case is the preterite

For imperfect it is what you used to do before but do not do any more. Usually ends in

aba

abas

aba

abamos

abais

aban

(for ar endings)