ESP 5H preterit v imperfect

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.)

• Preterit
• Imperfect

To talk about past actions that had a definite known ending, which tense do you use?

• Preterit

• Imperfect

When you are describing something in the past, which tense do you use?

• Preterit
• Imperfect

When two actions were happening simultaneously in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: While the artist was painting, he was listening to music.)

• both verbs = imp
• both verbs = pret 
• 1st = imp; 2nd = pret
• 1st = pret; 2nd = imp

To talk about repeated actions in the past, which tense do you use?

• Imperfect
• Preterit

El año pasado yo ________(trabajar) mucho.

• Trabajaba
• Trabajé

Ayer, tú ______(ir) al supermercado.

• Fui
• Fuiste
• ibas

El fin de semana pasada mi madre ___________ (encontrar) a su amiga en el restaurante.

• Encontraba
• Encontraste
• Encontró

Cuando yo era niño, yo _____ (jugar) con mis hermanos mucho.

• Jugaba
• Jugabas
• Jugué

Esta mañana ellos ______ (leer) por 15 minutos.

• leían
• leyó
• leyeron