|Hablasteis | Temisteis | Partisteis |
|Hablaron | Temieron | Partieron |
| | | |
|V. habló | V. temió | V. partió |
|Vs. hablaron | Vs. temieron | Vs. partieron |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

[Footnote 17: The Imperfect tense describes a past action or state _in
progress_; the Past Definite narrates _an event_. Ex.: I met (_past def._)]
Charles, who wore (_imp._) a black hat: Encontré á Carlos quien llevaba
sombrero negro.]

[Footnote 18: The Subject-Pronoun may be left understood, and is generally
omitted unless special stress is laid upon it.]


VOCABULARY.

=alemán=[19], German
=beber=, to drink
=bien=, well
=café=, coffee
=cerveza=, beer
=clavel=, carnation
=cliente=, client, customer
=comer=, to eat
=escribir=[20], to write
=estudiar=, to study
=exportar=, to export
=extranjero=, foreigner