Imperfect vs Preterite

Put this sentence in Spanish: My mom was cooking when I came home.

• Mi mamá cocinaba cuando entré a casa

• Mi mamá estaba cocinando cuando entré en la casa

• Mi mamá cocinó cuando entré a casa

The preterite is used for an ongoing action

• cierto

• falso

Imperfect is used for a single completed event

• Cierto

• falso

Which tense is used for weather and location?

• Imperfect

• Preterite

Ella (terminar) su tarea a las diez (time)

What rule determines the conjugation of this sentence? Eran las tres de la tarde cuando terminaron de comer

• location

• attitude

• time

• emotions

What does a defined time period indicacte?

• Preterite

• Imperfect

What is something that indicates imperfect?

• completed actions

• emotions

• interruption of an ongoing action

What tense is this in? Los chicos hablaban en Japonés

• Imperfect

• Preterite

• None

which indicates that a verb should be in preterite?

• weather

• por+number+time expression/ por dos horas

• menatl or physical state