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Verbs w/diff. meanings in preterite
by Allison
Oct 12, 2015
I'm teaching irreg. verbs in the preterite right now and I know that some of these verbs change meaning. For example, tener in the present is to have and in the preterite it is to get/receive. But does it always have to translate that way? If I wanted to ask what did you have to do yesterday I'm assuming it would be ¿Qué tuviste que hacer ayer? I'm just a little confused about this. Please help. Thanks.
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Daniel Hanson I woukd naturally use the imperfect in this context. Tenías que has a different nuance than Tuviste que. The use of the preterite can indicate completion, not what needed to get done yesterday. In the context, I would assume the speaker isn't asking about completion of the tasks. I look forward to reading others' observations.

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Ann To me, it sounds more natural to say "tuviste" because it's the "have to" expression. It seems that when I have heard/seen this expression, usually the preterite is used.
Oct 19, 2015
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Marie G N I agree with Daniel on this one. I would use tenías que hacer because the question is asking about your responsibilities and not whether or not you actually fulfilled them. When I teach the special uses of verbs in the preterite versus the imperfect, I tell my students that using the imperfect is simply stating one’s intention of the action, whe...See More
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Allison Thanks everyone for your responses. I like your
explanation Marie. I actually found a "had to" in the
textbook and it uses tuviste que. But I would want to use
the imperfect as well. Marie's explanation makes a lot of
sense. Thanks again!

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