¿Cómo se dice "I drive myself crazy thinking about you" en español?
I would say: Me vuelvo loca/loco pensando en ti.
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You're right about the imperfect for the most part, but there are certain contexts in which it's used & doesn't follow the rule of "something that has happened that still occurs"
But you're on the right track
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Sweet! Haha. I had to teach myself the difference. Quite frankly, my teaching myself the difference between the two doesn't really help. Just the fact that I'm not being tested on it in school can hurt my level of Spanish speaking/writing. But, I do understand what you mean where it doesn't really follow the rule. I think? Such as weather, correct?
Originally Posted by DeBaires
You're right about the imperfect for the most part, but there are certain contexts in which it's used & doesn't follow the rule of "something that has happened that still occurs"
But you're on the right track -
The main difference between these two tenses is that the Preterit expresses the end or completion the verb, whereas the Imperfect has no sense of completion. Sometimes, the usage of one or the other is indifferent from a grammatical point of view; thus, we can say Te veía desde la ventana, as well as Te vi desde la ventana. In both cases, the action denoted by the verb "ver" is already completed (it's past); in the first case, though, the speaker focuses (for whatever reason)on a progressive action; in the second instance, the Preterit expresses a specific moment of the completed past action.
As you see the use of the Imperfect can be translated as a progressive past To be + -ing verb. We use this same pattern too SER + GERUNDIO
Ex. leía un libro = estaba leyendo un libro (I was reading a book) -
[QUOTE=Música101;501963]imperfect preterite- used to, was/were doing
Comer[/b]
comía
comías
comía
comíamos
comías
comían
Yo comía
Tu comías
El/ella comía
Nosotros comíamos
Vosotros comíais en lugar de comías
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So if i wanted to say "I was running yesterday" it would just be "Corría ayer"?
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I think that "estaba corriendo ayer" would be more logical.Or not? Originally Posted by dmoney101
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Yes, or "estaba corriendo ayer" the important is that you want to express a past progressive action. Originally Posted by dmoney101
If you say "corrí ayer" you express a completed past action without emphasize duration or lengh unless you add an adverb "corrrí mucho" "corrí durante 3 horas" etc. -
Originally Posted by dok77
It has no difference in meaning for me, express the same idea
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Originally Posted by countthestars_x
@damarys
¿Cómo se dice "I drive myself crazy thinking about you" en español?
I would say: Me vuelvo loca/loco pensando en ti.
I would like to add:
Me estoy volviendo loca pensando en ti //as you are female
Me estoy volviendo loco pensando en ti//as you are malethe first love is gone ... am waiting for the last one!! -
for me...its more sense.... Originally Posted by dok77
the first love is gone ... am waiting for the last one!!
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"estaba corriendo ayer" express that you was "doing the action: Run" in past. If you say "corrí ayer" means that you only "did" the action. Originally Posted by xiurell
For example
estaba corriendo ayer ----> I was running yesterday
corrí ayer ------> I ran yesterday. -
That is what I meant. Originally Posted by Pulse
When we have progressive action we are using progressive tense.In spanish it would be "Estar+Gerund"
In English "I am running" in Spanish "estoy corriendo"
In English "I was running" in Spanish "estaba corriendo"
At least this is how I understood this.Is this correct or not?
I'm having enough trouble understanding subjunctive so I don't really need to be confused with this wright now
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Yes you are right. But the best way to understand that is practicing with a spanish speaker. Spanish is hard to learn without practice. Originally Posted by dok77
That is what I meant.
When we have progressive action we are using progressive tense.In spanish it would be "Estar+Gerund"
In English "I am running" in Spanish "estoy corriendo"
In English "I was running" in Spanish "estaba corriendo"
At least this is how I understood this.Is this correct or not?
I'm having enough trouble understanding subjunctive so I don't really need to be confused with this wright now
Also I recomend you to read books in spanish. It's a good practice. You can start with books for children. It has an easy languaje and always the story is told in past. Good for you. -
Random question..
How would you say "I do" in a wedding?
I started to wonder bout it after watching MaMa Mia in Spanish one day. Obviously, one doesn't say "Yo hago" because that's a whole different concept and meaning. -
In spanish it would be:
I do= yo acepto
Yes, I do= Si, aceptothe first love is gone ... am waiting for the last one!! -
that reminds me, i always wanted to know how to ask "will you marry me?" in spanish. Originally Posted by Zahra2008
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¿Quieres casarte conmigo? Originally Posted by dmoney101
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¿te quieres casar conmigo? -
dmoney... is there something you want to tell us? Or are you just preparing for the future? Ja, ja! I think you should wait until you are 25! Glad to know you are getting ready to marry a Spanish speaking girl! LOL! THanks for letting me tease you. I know you are a good sport. Originally Posted by dmoney101
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jajaja, actually it's kind of an inside joke with me and this girl. it's all good though. i'll probably marry a hispanic girl anyway Originally Posted by damarys
dmoney... is there something you want to tell us? Or are you just preparing for the future? Ja, ja! I think you should wait until you are 25! Glad to know you are getting ready to marry a Spanish speaking girl! LOL! THanks for letting me tease you. I know you are a good sport.
