Preterito vs. Imperfecto

Multiple Select

The preterite tense is used to talk about

• ongoing actions in the past

• completed actions

• one time past events

• actions you're about to complete

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The imperfect tense is used for

• current ongoing actions

• past ongoing actions

• completed single events

• future plans

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"I spoke"

• habló

• hablé

• hablo

• hablaste

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"We ate" (single event)

• comíamos

• comimos

• comemos

• comamos

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"Hacía sol en la mañana, pero en la tarde empezó a llover"

Which of the verbs above is conjugated in the preterite?

• empezar

• llover

• hacer

• tardar

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is the "yo" form of the imperfect conjugation of "recordar" (to remember)

• recordé

• recordaba

• recordía

• recuerdé

Multiple Choice

"We were writing"

• Escribiemos

• Escribábamos

• Escribimos

• Escribíamos

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"They would always chat"

• Siempre charlábamos

• Siempre charlearon

• Siempre chatearon

• Siempre charlaban

Multiple Choice

Preterite or Imperfect?

"We spoke the day before yesterday"

• Preterite

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

Preterite or imperfect?

How did you celebrate your birthdays as a child?

• ¿Cómo celebraste tus cumpleaños de pequeño?

• ¿Cómo celebrabas tus cumpleaños de niño?

Multiple Choice

Nos vimos ayer

• We saw each other yesterday

• We were seeing each other yesterday