Preterito vs. Imperfecto

Choose the names of the two past tenses in Spanish. 

• preterite and imperfect
• imperfect and subjunctive
• subjunctive and preterite

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

• Preterite
• Imperfect

The_____is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed 

• imperfect
• preterite

The___implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end.

• imperfect
• preterite

What tense do these endings belong to?
-é -aste -ó -amos -aron

• preterite
• imperfect

What tense do these ending belong to?
-aba -abas -aba -ábamos -aban

• preterite
• imperfect

What tense do these ending belong?
ía
ías
ía
íamos
ían 

• imperfect
• preterite

What tense do these endings belong?
í iste ió imos ieron 

• preterite
• 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.)

• Imperfect
• Preterite
• It depends

(HACER) sol cuando fuimos a la playa ayer. 

• Hacía
• Hizo