#minipan

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indigo plinth
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This is one of the hardest things for learners to get right

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This is because English doesn’t have these distinctions

sharp agate
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funny thing is it makes more sense when i look at it from

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Spanish

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cus i'm a native spanish speaker

indigo plinth
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Oh well if you know Spanish then it perfectly translates over

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I’m also a native Spanish speaker

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So when you say : Ils avaient deux enfants = Ellos tenían dos hijos

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Not: Ellos tuvieron (han tenido) dos hijos

sharp agate
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hmm

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the first one is the one that confuses me more, cus it works both ways in spanish

indigo plinth
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Which one?

sharp agate
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'Ella se oponía (Elle s'oppossait)' and 'Ellá se opuso (Elle s'est opposée)'

sharp agate
indigo plinth
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It should also be in the imperfect in Spanish

indigo plinth
sharp agate
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that makes sense

indigo plinth
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Ella se opuso a mi idea is more instant than Ella se oponía a mis decisiones

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The second one sounds prolonged

next basin
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Je faisais mes devoirs (The most important part is I was doing my homework, not if it was finished or not,**It could still not be finished 💀 **)
J'ai fait mes devoirs (The most important part is my homework is finished, not if I was doing it or not)

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sharp agate
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guess i'd never seen it that way

next basin
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I was doing my homework
I did my homework

It is the same for all languages with the perfective and imperfective aspect

sharp agate
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thank you sam and zip, i'll re read the text with those two things on mind