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Here's a song based around the traditional song: "Cielito Lindo" to help you remember the difference uses of the Preterite and the Imperfect tenses in Spanish.

Here's one of my favorite versions of it:
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Check out my explanation vids over the preterite and imperfect if you haven't yet, where I go more in depth with how they are used!

See explanation: part 1:
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See explanation: part 2:
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And I hope you enjoy the song. It was a blast to make and I hope it:
1. helps you learn the rules behind the preterite and imperfect better
2. gives you a catchy way to remember the rules
3. gets you interested in the original song (Cielito Lindo) and also other music of the same style, which is AWESOME*

*I truly believe that exposing yourself to music in the language you want to learn will help you learn it faster and better!

Special thanks to my wife, daughter and newborn son (for tolerating me for weeks working on this & and my brother and mother for helping me with figuring out certain singing parts).

And of course, special thanks to the Milan class of 2015 for their awesome gift: a ukulele with their names signed on it! (Which is featured in this video).

*Re-re-uploaded to fix disappearing hat syndrome
*Re-uploaded to fix chroma-keying problem


Preterite VS imperfect Song
by Señor Jordan
(to the tune of "Cielito Lindo")

For sequences, completed actions
or actions: begun or ended
These are all of the instances
that the preterite is recommended. (2x)

Ay ay ay ay
preterito o imperfecto
They’re both past tenses in Spanish, but
hay que comprender el contexto

Descriptions, time, age, feelings, or weather
are all background information
for continuous actions,
would and used to
the imperfect is the best translation (2x)

Ay ay ay ay
preterito o imperfecto
They’re both past tenses in Spanish, but
hay que comprender el contexto

[Arriba el pasado.... hay que comprender el contexto]

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