Imperfect Practice #2

The imperfect is one of 2 past tenses in Spanish

• True

• False

Translation of the imperfect can be a little tricky because sometimes it translates the same as the preterite.

• True

• False

The words _ /_ in English are context clues that you're using the imperfect

(separate them with a / )

There are only 2 sets of endings and 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

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• False

One of the main differences between the preterite and imperfect is that the preterite has a _ time period.

• ambiguous

• specific

Actions in the preterite generally happen only once, while the imperfect is for _ (choose 2)

• repeated actions

• ambiguous time frames

• repeated actions but you know when they happened

• specific time frames

Generalmente, siempre, muchas veces and words like them indicate that you are using the preterite, because they're words that indicate repeated actions.

• True

• False

If you ate mac and cheese for lunch all the time when you were a kid, you would use the imperfect to express that.

• True

• False

English context clues for the imperfect include "would" or "used to" - but it can also be translated --ed, just like the preterite.

• True

• False

Conjugate the following verb in the imperfect tense. 
La Señora _ (hablar)