
Preterite vs Imperfect Y10
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Preterite tense vs Imperfect tense
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The imperfect tense
What is it?
The imperfect is another tense to talk about the past in Spanish.
When do we use it?
To make DESCRIPTIONS in the past
El pueblo era bonito y tranquilo. Había muchos restaurantes.
To talk about HABITS or repeated actions in the past ('used to')
Iba a clases de guitarra. Solía hacer ballet.
To talk about actions that happened in NON-SPECIFIC MOMENTS in the past
Antes mis primos jugaban al fútbol.
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The imperfect tense
How do we form it?
Get the infinitive of the verb and remove the -ar, -er, -ir ending
Add the correct ending depending on the person doing the action
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The imperfect tense
Are there irregular verbs in the imperfect?
There are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect: ir, ser and ver
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Multiple Choice
El gimnasio ________ bastante lujoso
era
eras
éramos
eran
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Antes tú ________ piragüismo
hacía
hacían
hacías
hacíamos
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Cuando tenía 10 años Sara ________ al baloncesto
jugaban
jugaba
jugabais
jugábamos
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Nosotros ________ tiro con arco a menudo
hacía
hacías
hacíais
hacíamos
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Multiple Choice
Antes vosotros ________ aficionados del Real Madrid
erais
eras
era
éramos
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Multiple Choice
Yo________ a clases de judo
iban
iba
ibas
íbais
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Multiple Choice
Ellos ________ en bicicleta
montaba
montabas
montábamos
montaban
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The preterite tense
What is it?
The preterite is also known as 'the simple past'.
When do we use it?
To talk about actions that happened in SPECIFIC MOMENTS in the past
Ayer cociné paella.
To talk about ODD actions in the past
Una vez vi a Rosalía en el aeropuerto.
To talk about CHRONOLOGICAL actions in the past
Cuando llegué al hotel, nadé en la piscina y luego comí en el restaurante. Después fui a la playa y tomé el sol.
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The preterite tense
How do we form it?
Get the infinitive of the verb and remove the -ar, -er, -ir ending
Add the correct ending depending on the person doing the action
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The preterite tense
Are there irregular verbs in the preterite?
Unfortunately, there are many irregular verbs these are some of the most common:
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Multiple Choice
Ayer yo ________ (desayunar) a las siete
desayunamos
desayuné
desayunaste
desayunaron
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Multiple Choice
Nosotros ________ (ir) al polideportivo por la tarde
fuiste
fuisteis
fuimos
fueron
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Mi amigo ________ (hacer) equitación aquí
hizo
hice
hicimos
hicisteis
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Vosotros ________ (practicar) natación
practicaron
practicamos
practicasteis
practiqué
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Multiple Choice
Anoche mis amigos ________ (jugar) al baloncesto
jugaron
jugasteis
jugamos
jugué
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Multiple Choice
Tú ________ (comer) una ensalada
comí
comimos
comiste
comieron
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to make DESCRIPTIONS in the past
HABITS or repeated actions in the past ('used to')
actions that happened in NON-SPECIFIC MOMENTS in the past
Imperfect
to talk about ODD actions in the past
to talk about CHRONOLOGICAL actions in the past
actions that happened in SPECIFIC MOMENTS in the past
Preterite
Preterite vs Imperfect
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Multiple Choice
Fui de vacaciones a España y el hotel ________ muy lujoso
fue
era
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Multiple Choice
Ayer mi madre ________ ropa
compró
compraba
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Multiple Choice
Antes Juan ________ al gimnasio a menudo
fue
iba
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Multiple Choice
Cuando era pequeño, mis padres y yo ________ al tenis
jugamos
jugábamos
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Multiple Choice
Nosotros ________ a Escocia de vacaciones el vernao pasado
viajamos
v
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Multiple Choice
El camping ________ cerca de la playa
estuvo
estaba
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Multiple Choice
Mi abuelo ________ alto y ________ el pelo negro
fue / tuvo
era / tenía
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El domingo ________ los deberes y ________ juntas
hicimos / salimos
hacíamos / salíamos
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Multiple Choice
Mi hermano ________ al rugby cada semana
jugó
jugaba
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Multiple Choice
Ya no hago mucho deporte, pero antes ________ baile y equitación
hice
hacía
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Multiple Choice
El fin de semana pasado yo ________ en mi casa
descansé
descansaba
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Ayer ________ mucho
llovió
llovía
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