[Intro]:
Fixing up past tense Spanish verbs is easy/
Just follow this guide with no de-lay/
Try to keep up with our word play/
Soon you’ll be talkin’ like Native you hear say/

We use the imperfect to talk about ongoing action/
Was, were, and how something happened/
Don't forget repeated action/
If there is no definite beginning or end/
The imperfect will be your friend/
Time, date, age, feelings and descriptions/
The imperfect is the right prescription/
Interrupted activity is included in/
Knowing this will help you achieve/
Learning the imperfect and will be your reprieve/

[Hook]:
We conjugate Spanish verbs look at our perfect rhetoric/
You could call it past, but we'd rather call it preterite/
To figure it out at last, let's finally settle it/
We're the best around and you know that we will level it/

Here are words that trigger the imperfect/
Remember them so you can be corr-ect/
The imperfect shows things that occur more than once
Don’t forget the rules or you’ll seem like a dunce/
Siempre warns that the sentence ahead/
Is always imperfect no matter what else is said/
Next todos los dias means everyday/
Don’t use the preterite or your grade will sway/
“Yo jugaba al futbol mientras que mi mama lee”/
Shows mientras as trigger number three/
Another word is nunca which means never/
It’s important not to miss it so don’t say whatever/
Casi siempre is another trigger that can be seen/
It means almost always and distinguishes a routine/

[Hook]:
We conjugate Spanish verbs look at our perfect rhetoric/
You could call it past, but we'd rather call it preterite/
To figure it out at last, let's finally settle it/
We're the best around and you know that we will level it/

Memorize these easy steps for much satisfaction/
Use the prederite for a one time action/
Or when you know there’s a definite beginning and an end/
Always use the preterite tense to make amends/
It’s also used when saying what events came about/
Like when you tell about the time your first tooth fell out/
Cuando means when and is an important trigger word/
It indicates an interrupting action has occurred/
These words use the key to getting it right/
Learn them by studying a little each night/

[Hook]:
We conjugate Spanish verbs look at our perfect rhetoric/
You could call it past, but we'd rather call it preterite/
To figure it out at last, let's finally settle it/
We're the best around and you know that we will level it/

Can’t identify the imperfect from preterite/
There’s no time to panic or throw a fit/
Just remember these triggers and you’ll be okay/
If you’re talking about last month, last year, yesterday/
Un dia, anoche, el dos de febrero, a las tres, anteayer /
The imperfect has to disappear/
You’ll need the preterite in order to proceed/
So don’t be a fool or you won’t succeed/
It already happened so it can’t be changed/
You’ll have to use the preterite or you’ll sound strange/

[Hook]:
We conjugate Spanish verbs look at our perfect rhetoric/
You could call it past, but we'd rather call it preterite/
To figure it out at last, let's finally settle it/
We're the best around and you know that we will level it/