imperfect vs past simple

imperfect

• a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous 

• something having a minor flaw 

• to make imperfect 

• not perfect 

• belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous 

• known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon. 

• unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both. 

past simple

• simple past