¿Pretérito o imperfecto?

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

• preterit

• imperfect

To talk about actions in the past that happened one time, which tense do you use?

• preterit

• imperfect

To talk about actions that happened a certain number of times, which tense do you use?

• preterit

• imperfect

When you are listing a sequence of actions in the past, which tense do you use? (Ex. I went to art class, did my homework, and then studied for my math test.)

• preterit

• imperfect

Which of the following are buzz words for the imperfect tense?

• frecuentemente

• por lo general

• de repente

• una vez

Which of the following are buzz words for the preterit tense?

• en seguida

• hace tres días

• siempre

• ayer

If you ask yourself the question "Did something happen?" and the answer is NO, which tense do you use?

• imperfect

• preterit

The endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían pertain to which group of verbs?

• preterit / -ar verbs

• preterit / -er/-ir verbs

• imperfect / -ar verbs

• imperfect / -er/-ir verbs

The endings: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron pertain to which group of verbs?

• preterit / -ar verbs

• preterit / -er/-ir verbs

• imperfect / -ar verbs

• imperfect / -er/-ir verbs

Which verb is not irregular in the imperfect tense?

• ir

• ser

• ver

• tener