Preterit & Imperfect: the past tenses

Preterit & Imperfect: the past tenses

By Kristen McGhee

Choose which tense would be needed...​

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Multiple Choice

To talk about a one time action...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about a completed action...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about how old you were in the past...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about an action that interrupted another action that was already in progress...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about an ongoing action in the past...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about an habitual in the past...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about a primary action that got interrupted...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about feelings in the past...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

To talk about an injury...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Choose which tense would be needed...​

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Multiple Choice

I broke my arm.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

We were sad.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

It broke.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

They bought ice cream.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

I was five in 1983.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

I always swam in my pool.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

They fell down.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

We heard a loud noise.

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

She was driving...

• Preterit

• Imperfect

The phrase would MOST likely be used with...​

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Multiple Choice

ayer

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

muchas veces

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

todo el tiempo

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

una vez

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

cuando de repente

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

siempre

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

de niño

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

hace un año

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Multiple Choice

la semana pasada

• Preterit

• Imperfect

Turn your desks to your right to face the bulletin board →​​

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Fill in the blank with the preterit or imperfect form as needed.​​

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This is how the quiz will be set up tomorrow/Monday. ​​

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