Spanish imperfecto vs preterito

Imperfecto

Set the scene (characters, time, weather, location, feelings,age)

Imperfecto

Say what people places and things were live

Imperfecto

Say what you used to do

Imperfecto

What was going on. Name something authority

Preterito

Move the story forward (talk about what happened on a specific occasion)

Preterito

Talk about a sequence of events

Preterito

Talk about a change or reaction

Preterito

Interrupting events