Vosotros
Yo hablaba - I spoke
El hablaba - He spoke
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Yo hablé - I spoke
El habló - He spoke
Even though in English they both mean the same, they are a bit different in Spanish, I guess it would be something like when you say "I speak" and "I do speak" and in Spanish they both mean "Yo hablo" but in English they're a bit different.
Usually "hablaba" would be translated as "was speaking", although in some contexts it may mean "used to speak" or, indeed, "spoke". But "was speaking" gives the general idea of what this conjugation is used for. By contrast, "habló" would be very unlikely to be translated as "was speaking".
- Kef
Spanish Simple past and Imperfect are not exchangeble
Hey guys, remember when this thread was about "vosotros"?
There are some funny people who keep on writing about the easiness of the Spanish language and they did not even know that Spanish Past simple and imperfect are not exchangeble. This is one of the most difficult aspect in Spanish, particularly for Germanic speaking people, Hungarians, Finns. Turks, whose languages don't distinguish these two tenses. Guys, linguistics is a serious matter.
Dear Guest, I don't want to sound rude, but your intelligence must be really limited if you think that Spanis is difficult. Those who have at least 100 IQ don't share your point of view. Since it's Christmas time, this is my gift to you:
Imperfect past: the action denoted by the verb has not yet finished
Simple Perfect past: the action denoted by the verb has already finished.
Isn't it easy as hell? Linguistics is fun and easy, at least with regards to Spanish or Italian which is even easier.
Your brain is really easy, elementary I'd say
Just Americans always talk about IQ. They usually speak all languages with strong and awful accents. The Grammar is also a big problem for them, since their language is so poor and elementary. In my view even the Malay language must be hard for them!
What you have to learn about Spanish tenses is which tense you have to pick up to model the moment in which the action takes place, rather than being worried about the fact that there are as many tenses . There are just as many as in English, no more, no less. The difference is that Spanish uses conjugations to express them.
I can't be more agree. I learn Spanish while I cook for my husband and find it to be very easy.
What language do you learn when do you have sex with the other men? Arabic, Russian, Italian, Turkish?
The post above is really funny. At last someone ironic in here
¿Recuerdan aquel tiempo en que este hilo era sobre "vosotros"?
Este hilo FUE sobre nosotros.