Preterite vs Imperfect

What are the conjugation rules for regular verbs in the preterite tense?

• The conjugation rules for regular verbs in the preterite tense are different for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.

• The conjugation rules for regular verbs in the preterite tense are only applicable to -ar verbs.

• Regular verbs in the preterite tense do not follow any conjugation rules.

• The conjugation rules for regular verbs in the preterite tense are the same for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.

What are the conjugation rules for regular verbs in the imperfect tense?

• -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban for -ar verbs, and -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían for -er and -ir verbs.

• -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban for -er verbs, and -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían for -ar and -ir verbs.

• -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban for -ir verbs, and -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían for -ar and -er verbs.

• -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban for -ar verbs, and -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían for -er verbs.

• The conjugation rules for regular verbs in the imperfect tense are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban for -ar verbs, and -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían for -er and -ir verbs.

When do we use the preterite tense in Spanish?

• To talk about ongoing actions in the past.

• To talk about future actions.

• To talk about completed actions in the past.

• To talk about hypothetical situations.

When do we use the imperfect tense in Spanish?

• We use the imperfect tense in Spanish to talk about future actions.

• We use the imperfect tense in Spanish to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the present.

• We use the imperfect tense in Spanish to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, to talk about past actions without specifying their beginning or end, and to describe physical and emotional states in the past.

• We use the imperfect tense in Spanish to express future possibilities.

Give an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

• run

• eat

• go

• sleep

Give an example of an irregular verb in the imperfect tense.

• estar

• ser

• tener

• ir

Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ________ (comer) una pizza.

• comiós

• comí

• comiste

• comió

Complete the sentence: Cuando era niño, siempre ________ (jugar) en el parque.

• correr

• estudiar

• dormir

• jugaba

Choose the correct form of the verb 'ser' in the preterite tense: Yo ________ (ser) muy feliz.

• somos

• eres

• fui

• era

Choose the correct form of the verb 'ir' in the imperfect tense: Nosotros ________ (ir) al cine todos los sábados.

• íbamos

• iríamos

• iban

• íbamos