Imperfecto o pretérito

When would you use the imperfect tense? Select all that corresponds.

• For actions that are completed in the past.

• To talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past.

• To describe what people, places, and things were like in the past

• To state the time of day and people's age

• To describe an action that was ongoing when something else happened.

When would you use the preterite tense? Select all that corresponds.

• For actions that occur often in the past.

• For specific, completed actions in the past.

• To talk about events that interrupted something that was happening.

• To describe things

Yo ___________ un texto esta mañana.

• escribí
• escribía

Mi mamá ___________ un coche el domingo pasado.

• compraba
• compró

De niña, yo _________ con muñecas.

• jugaba
• jugué

Todos los veranos nosotros ___________ a mis abuelos en la playa.

• visitamos
• visitábamos

Anoche tú _________ a casa muy tarde.

• llegaste
• llegaba

De joven, mi abuela _________ la guitarra.

• tocó
• tocaba

Ustedes ___________ hamburguesas con papas fritas el fin de semana pasado.

• comían
• comieron

Frecuentemente, mis amigos y yo _________ nuestras bicicletas.

• montábamos
• montamos