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I always said that I was going to be a successful composer. (en → es)

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I always said that I was going to be a successful composer.

en: Siempre dije que iba a ser un compositor exitoso.

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dochawk
United States of America

Re: I always said that I was going to be a successful composer. (en → es)

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any thoughts on duo's use of the preterite rather than the imperfect here? The "always" suggests ongoing, while the lack of a need to say it anymore suggests completion.

In contexts like, "we always used to go to the candy store", duo pretty consistently uses the imperfect.

John238922
Australia

Re: I always said that I was going to be a successful composer. (en → es)

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I would have thought that 'always ' or 'siempre ' always <g> triggers the imperfect.

Is it that a thought can only occur to you once, instantaneously?

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gmads
Mexico

Re: I always said that I was going to be a successful composer. (en → es)

Post by gmads »

John238922 wrote: Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:20 am

I would have thought that 'always ' or 'siempre ' always <g> triggers the imperfect.

Is it that a thought can only occur to you once, instantaneously?

  1. Yo siempre { digo, dije, decía, diré, diría, he dicho, había dicho, habría dicho }
  2. Que yo siempre { haya dicho, hubiera dicho }
  • yo siempre digo la verdad
  • yo siempre dije, "eso no es correcto"
  • yo siempre decía que él se volvería famoso
  • yo siempre diré y mantendré que la vida es azarosa
  • si me preguntasen eso, yo siempre diría que no
  • yo siempre he dicho eso exactamente
  • yo siempre había dicho que no estudiaría leyes, y heme aquí
  • si me lo hubiesen preguntado, yo siempre habría dicho que era lo contrario
  • le molesta que yo siempre haya dicho que era inútil esforzarse tanto
  • le sorprendía que yo siempre hubiera/hubiese dicho que sí a esa idea


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