A veces, la diferencia entre el imperfecto y el pretérito es sutil

Cada día un poco de práctica (Every day a little practice):

A veces, la diferencia entre el imperfecto y el pretérito es sutil. (Sometimes, the difference between the imperfect and the preterit is subtle.)

Ejemplos:
- Compré el carro donde me daban descuento (donde me habían dicho que me darían descuento) = I bought the car where they gave me a discount (where I was told that I would get a discount)
- Compré el carro donde me dieron descuento (donde entré y me ofrecieron descuento) = I bought the car where they gave me a discount (where I entered and they offered me a discount)
- Esa ciudad me gustaba (pero ya no me gusta) = I liked that city (but I do not like it anymore)
- Esa ciudad me gustó (me gustó cuando la visité) = I liked that city (I liked the city when I visited it)


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