04/07/2021
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The copreterite, also called the past imperfect, is a verb tense that is used to refer to situations that occurred in the past but did not occur at a specific time, but had a duration prolonged. For example: We arrived always early.
The copreterite admits the possibility of being conjugated both in the indicative mood as in the subjunctive, depending on whether they are specific expressions about the real world or conjectures about things that could eventually happen, respectively.
Depending on the context, copreterite verbs offer different nuances. They can be used in the following cases: