Spanish II ACP Pre-Post Test 2nd Semester

The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to discribe actions that are seen by the speaker as incomplete or continuing, while the preterit is used to describe actions that have been completed. The imperfect express what was happening at a certain time or how things used to be . The preterite , in contrast , expresses a completed action

• cierto

• falso

Complete with the imperfect tense.

Martin y Marta se _______________ (amar) pero ella lo dejó.

• amaron
• amaban
• aman
• amas

Complete with the imperfect tense

Patricia se _______________ (maquillar) cuando llegó su novio.

• maquillaba
• maquillió
• maquilla
• maquillas

Complete with the imperfect tense

Diamond ____________ (dibujar) cuando Ivan vino y lo rompió.

• dibujaba
• dibujabas
• dibujó
• dibujas

Complete with the imperfect tense

Bri y Hannah ___________ (cocinar) cada fin de semana.

• cocinaban
• cocinaba
• cocinaron
• concinan

¿Cierto o Falso? The imperfect tense describes an isolated and completed action in the past. For example, "Last night I played soccer."

• Cierto

• Falso

¿Cierto o Falso? The Imperfect tense is another past tense in Spanish.

• Cierto

• Falso

Which are the correct endings for -ar verbs in the imperfect tense?

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

Which are the correct endings for -er/-ir verbs in the imperfect tense?

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

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

• Preterite
• Imperfect