Spanish 2 Preterite v Imperfect (Beauty & the Beast)
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Reminder: The verbs appear in the same order throughout this activity--imperfect on the left, then preterite on the right.
(IMPERFECT / PRETERITE)
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2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Érase una vez (vivía / vivió) una doncella hermosa que (se llamaba / se llamó) Bella.
vivía
vivió
se llamaba
se llamó
Answer explanation
Translation:
Once upon a time there lived a beautiful maiden named Belle.
This is all background information and requires the IMPERFECT.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Bella (era / fue) muy hermosa e inteligente.
era
fue
Answer explanation
Translation:
Belle was very beautiful and smart.
This is a description and requires the IMPERFECT.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A Bella siempre (le gustaba / le gustó) leer libros.
le gustaba
le gustó
Answer explanation
Translation:
Belle always liked to read books.
This is a habitual / reapeated action. She didn't just like it once, and then stop liking it.
Key Word: "siempre" - goes with IMPERFECT!
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bella (vivía / vivió) con su padre, Maurice. Él (era / fue) inventor.
vivía
vivió
era
fue
Answer explanation
Translation:
Belle lived with her dad. He was an inventor.
Belle living with her dad is not a single completed action. It didn't happen once and then was over! It was ongoing! IMPERFECT!
Stating that her dad was an inventor is not an action--it is a description. IMPERFECT!
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Un día su padre (salía / salió) para una feria de inventos.
salía
salió
Answer explanation
Translation:
One day her dad left for the inventions fair.
This expresses a completed action--"he left". One and done! PRETERITE!
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mientras (viajaba / viajó) a la feria, Maurice (se perdía / se perdió) en el bosque (forest).
viajaba
viajó
se perdía
se perdió
Answer explanation
Translation:
While he was traveling to the fair, Maurice got lost in the forest.
Key Word: Mientras (while)- takes the imperfect and tells us that the action is not yet complete--while he was traveling. IMPERFECT!
He got lost is a single completed action. PRETERITE!
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