Review: Preterite and Imperfect

Review: Preterite and Imperfect

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a description in the past?

• I was shy as a child.

• I went out last night.

• I forgot to do my homework yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is an example of an ongoing action in the past (past -ing)?

• Going out is not possible right now.

• They hated the ice cream from that place.

• They were sleeping.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is an example of what someone used to do?

• Every day I get up early.

• Every summer we used to go to the beach.

• I get tired every day after lunch.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence talks about a completed action in the past?

• I used to go to bed early.

• I fell asleep early last night.

• I was sleeping.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence talks about the beginning of an event?

• It was raining so hard yesterday.

• It started to rain at 3:00.

• I was sleeping while it was raining.

Preterite -ar endings:

yo: é

tú: aste

él/ella/Ud.: ó

nosotros: amos

vosotros: asteis

ellos/ellas/Ud.: aron

Preterite -er, -ir endings:

yo: í

tú: iste

él/ella/Ud.: ió

nosotros: imos

vosotros: isteis

ellos/ellas/Ud.: ieron