In Spanish, verbs have different aspects to express the nature of an action in time. The two main verbal aspects are:
- Imperfective aspect: describes ongoing, habitual, or repeated actions in the past, as well as background descriptions. This aspect is used with the imperfect tense.
- Perfective aspect: describes completed actions or events with a clear beginning and end. This aspect is used with the preterite tense.
Understanding these aspects helps convey the nuance of how actions unfold in time in Spanish.
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- Perfect Tenses
Perfect tenses in Spanish express actions that have been completed or that have relevance to another point in time.
- Progressive Tenses
Progressive tenses in Spanish, showing ongoing actions using forms of estar + gerund (-ando, -iendo).
Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025
