U4 - 8th Spanish - Preterite vs. Imperfect

Preterite vs. Imperfect

By Michael Crowell

Multiple Choice

Yo __________(viajar) a México el verano pasado.

• viajé

• viajó

• viajamos

• viajaron

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Ana y yo __________ (ir) a Colombia el año pasado.

• fuisteis

• fueron

• fuí

• fuimos

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Yo __________ (correr) en el parque esta mañana.

• corrí

• corriste

• corrió

• corrimos

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Pablo __________ (bailar) en la discoteca el fin de semana pasado.

• bailé

• bailamos

• bailaron

• bailó

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Tú _________ (ver) la tele anoche.

• viste

• vi

• vimos

• vieron

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Juana __________ (hacer) la tarea ayer.

• hizo

• hice

• hicieron

• hiciste

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They used to swim everyday.

• Ellos nadaban

• Ellos nadaba

• ellos nadabas

• ellos nadabais

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We always used to dance.

• Nosotros bailaba

• Ellos bailaban

• Nosotros bailábamos

• Tu bailabas

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We used to talk every class period.

• Nosotros bailaba

• Ellos bailaban

• Nosotros bailábamos

• Tu bailabas

Multiple Choice

Telling time in the past

• preterite
• imperfect

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ongoing past event,

• preterite

• imperfect

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ayer

• preterite
• imperfect

Multiple Choice

siempre

• preterite
• imperfect

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frecuentamente

• preterite
• imperfect

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Is this verb in the imperfect or the preterite?
Cocinaba

• imperfect

• preterite

Multiple Choice

Decide if the sentence in English would use the preterite or the imperfect in Spanish:

We used to go to the park every week.

• pretérito

• imperfecto

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I used to buy fruit at the market every summer.

• preterite

• imperfect

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Ending sound of -ar verbs

• True

• False

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Ending sound of -er / -ir verbs

• true

• false

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What ending sound does this belong to?

• - ar verbs

• -er/-ir verbs

• ser

• ver

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What ending sounds does this belong to?

• -ar verbs

• ser

• ir

• -er/ -ir verbs

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To talk about past actions that are complete, which tense do you use?

• Preterite
• Imperfect

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What tense is used in the underlined conjugation:

Mario fue al cine con Arely ayer.

• pretérito

• imperfecto

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Generalmente, mis padres (VISITAR) los museos los fines de semana. 

• visitaban
• visitaron

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What tense is used in the underlined conjugation:

Yo siempre bailaba en las fiestas.

• preterito

• imperfecto

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Yo siempre ______________ antes de los exámenes de español.

• estudié

• estudiaba

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Ante anoche yo ______ (hacer) mi tarea

• hizo
• hiciste
• hice
• hicimos

Multiple Choice

When one action is interrupted by another action in the past, which tense(s) do you use for the interruption? (Ex: I was doing my homework when the power went out.)

• imperfect

• preterite

• depends

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Yo (CAMINAR) por la calle cuando (VER) un accidente. 

• caminé, vi
• caminé, veía
• caminaba, veía
• caminaba, vi

Multiple Choice

When you are listing a sequence of events in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I went to art class, I sat in my chair, and I painted a portrait.)

• Imperfect
• Preterite
• It depends

Multiple Choice

Anoche yo (IR) de compras y (COMPRAR) muchos regalos para las navidades.

• fui, compraba
• fui, compré
• iba, compraba
• iba, compré

Multiple Choice

This keyword is used with what verb tense: ayer

• preterite
• imperfect

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This keyword is used with what verb tense: siempre

• preterite
• imperfect

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This keyword is used with what verb tense: todos los días

• preterite
• imperfect

Poll

How do you feel about the concept of two past tense in Spanish and how to distinguish them?

• 1 - Beginning

  I do not get it.

• 2 - Approaching

  I sort of get it, but I need more practice.

• 3 - Meeting

  I understand that there are 2 tense for past, but I need to work on the endings.

• 4 - Exceeding

  I'm good, give me the quiz.