Explain how the imperfect is used to talk about the past.

In Spanish, the imperfect tense (el imperfecto) is used to describe past habitual actions or to talk about what someone was doing at the moment he or she was interrupted by something else. In general, the imperfect is used to talk about past actions, conditions, or events that occurred regularly or frequently or that were in progress in a moment in the past. It is also used to tell time, talk about dates, give a person's age, and describe features, conditions, and feelings in the past.

The following are examples of this tense:

1. Yo jugaba la fútbol cuando yo era pequeño

I played football when I was little

2. Yo miraba la televisión todos los días mientras viví en Chile

I watched television every day while I lived in Chile

ummmthings that are different in peru than in the united states:

1. granola bars: they are not made of granola. they are made of quinoa and other grains that remind me of the millet i feed my birds at home. they have the texture of styrofoam but are cheap and comparatively healthy.