Preterite vs. Imperfect Practice Quiz

What is not a conjugated version of the verb "hablar" in the preterite form?

• hablē
• hablaba
• hablaste
• hablasteis

What does the preterite tell us?

• tells us how to do things at the right time
• tells us specifically how somebody is doing
• tells us specifically when an action took place
• tells us in a general sense when an action took place

Which endings would you use  when conjugating -ar verbs in the preterite tense?

• é
  aste
  ó
  amos
  asteis
  aron
• aba
  abas
  aba
  ábamos
  abais
  aban

The imperfect is used in all of the following sitautions except?

• for telling time
• for most physical sensations
• to describe characteristics of people, things or conditions
• for actions that occurred during a specific period of time

Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation for the phrase "Juan y yo" (ser)

• somos
• fuimos
• ēramos

Choose the correct imperfect tense conjugation for the phrase "las gatas" (ser)

• eran
• son
• fueron

What does the imperfect tell us?

• the exact time and place a conversation took place
• tells us where someone graduated
• tells us a general sense of an action
• tells us how old someone is

"hablaba" is a conjugated version of the verb "hablar" in the preterite.

• true
• false

The phrase "Juan habló de la una hasta las dos" (Juan spoke from one until two o'clock.) is an example of a...

• imperfect phrase
• preterite phrase

Which phrase is true?

• Spanish has one past tense (Imperfect) whith the use of the preterite tense fro informal verbs
• Spanish has two paste tenses (Preterite and Imperfect) where no verbs can be associated with either tense.
• Spanish has two tenses (Preterite and Imperfect) where most verbs can be put into either based on their meaning
• Spanish has many tenses that serve as a way to show characteristics of certain events and their correlation to specific verbs