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Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
Alberto oyó la música de la fiesta y salió de casa.
Alberto oía la música de la fiesta cuando salió de casa.
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The first sentence "Alberto oyó la música de la fiesta y salió de casa" implies that Alberto heard the music of the party and then decided to leave the house. It indicates a sequence of events where hearing the music prompted him to take action. On the other hand, the second sentence "Alberto oía la música de la fiesta cuando salió de casa" suggests that Alberto was already hearing the music of the party when he left the house. This implies that he was in the process of hearing the music when he decided to leave, rather than the music causing him to leave. The use of the imperfect tense "oía" in the second sentence indicates an ongoing or continuous action, while the use of the preterite tense "oyó" in the first sentence indicates a completed action.
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