What's the difference between the Imperfecto and Indefinitivo tenses?

Both Imperfecto and Indefinitivo are past tenses.

Imperfecto is a tense used to describe states, emotions, circumstances, settings - it implies that the action has not been finite in the past. For example: It was 7 o'clock = Eran las siete. 

Indefinitivo on the other hand, is a tense used to describe finite actions in the past, they were concluded in the past. This tense does not imply any duration of the action at hand in the past. For example: At 7 pm I finally arrived home = A las siete por la tarde por fin llegué a casa. 

Answered by Karolina J. Spanish tutor

3481 Views

See similar Spanish IB tutors

Related Spanish IB answers

All answers ▸

How do I improve my accent and get more confident when speaking?


“La tolerancia entre diferentes creencias es esencial”. ¿Qué opinas tú?


What’s the difference between pero and sino?


Texto A — ¿Qué es el fenómeno “El Niño” y por qué debemos estar preocupados? Contesta la pregunta siguiente. Basa tu respuesta en el texto A. Las frases siguientes son verdaderas o falsas: Este fenómeno lleva ocurriendo desde hace setecientos años.


We're here to help

contact us iconContact usWhatsapp logoMessage us on Whatsapptelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo
Cookie Preferences