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Preterite vs. Imperfect

Authored by Sarah Giordano

World Languages

10th - 12th Grade

Used 20+ times

Preterite vs. Imperfect
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Yo estaba esperando en la clase cuando me caí.

Imperfect: description

Imperfect: used to

Preterite: interrupting action

Preterite: first time event

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Pedro no era niño aventurero, pero un día él trepó a un árbol.

Preterite: one time event

Preterite: start of something

Imperfect: time

Imperfect: description

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Cuando Alejandro y Isabel tenían catorce años, ellos viajaron a otro país por la primera vez.

Imperfect: background information

Imperfect: inside feeling/emotion

Preterite: events in a chain/series

Preterite: first time event

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

¡Yo estaba muy feliz cuando mis padres me compraron un coche cuando cumplí 16 años!

Preterite: interrupting action

Imperfect: inside feeling/emotion

Preterite: completed actiob

Imperfect: age

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Srta. Martín estaba hablando durante la clase, y de repente su teléfono soñó (rang).

Imperfect: state of being

Preterite: interrupting action

Imperfect: was -ing

Preterite: finish of something

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Preterite

Imperfect

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Ayer yo viajé por avión. Yo embarqué al avión y me senté en mi asiento cerca de la ventana. Después, empecé a escuchar música pero me dormí.

Preterite: one time event

Preterite: events in a chain/series

Imperfect: background information

Imperfect: repeated action

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