The preterite and imperfect are past tenses in Spanish. Preterite is a definite past tense, representing a situation that had a definite start, duration, and end; finished, completed actions. The imperfect tense is more of an indefinite time period in the past, regarding indefinite time periods, descriptions, and continuous actions in the past.
Preterite:
Vi la película anoche. = I saw the movie last night.
Me gustó la película mucho. = I liked it a lot.
Imperfect:
Juagaba videojuegos de niño. = I used to play video games as a child.
Eran las dos de la tarde. = It was two o'clock in the afternoon.
Answer:
Imagine you have to move to Santiago, Chile, for work and need to find a good place to live. Go online to review the kinds of accommodation that are available.
You can adjust your preferences based on whether you'd like to rent or buy a place, whether you want an apartment or a house, how much you are willing to pay, how many rooms you need, and other such factors.
Write a paragraph in Spanish explaining which type of accommodation you would choose and why. Include information on the mortgage or rent, and discuss the utilities you'd expect to pay depending on what you choose. Your answer should include the following points:
• whether you'd like an apartment or a house, rented or owned, and why
• the layout of the house, including number of rooms, bathrooms, terrace, veranda, etc.
• your budget for the rent/cost of the accommodation and estimate of the utility bills
