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Preterite vs Imperfect Spanish

Authored by Jessica Espinoza

World Languages

9th Grade

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Preterite vs Imperfect Spanish
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some signal words that indicate the use of the preterite tense in Spanish?

ayer, anoche, la semana pasada, el año pasado, de repente, hace

esta mañana, esta noche, este mes, este año, este siglo, este milenio

ahora, luego, después, durante, mientras, siempre

hoy, mañana, el próximo año, siempre, cada día, a menudo

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When do we use the preterite tense in Spanish?

To talk about completed actions in the past.

To talk about future actions.

To talk about hypothetical actions in the past.

To talk about ongoing actions in the past.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some signal words that indicate the use of the imperfect tense in Spanish?

siempre, todos los días, mientras, a menudo, generalmente

nunca

una vez

de repente

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When do we use the imperfect tense in Spanish?

To express future actions in the past

To describe completed actions in the past

To talk about future plans or intentions

To describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, talk about past habits or routines, and set the scene or provide background information in a story.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: Ayer, yo _______ (comer) una pizza.

comí

comiste

comió

comiós

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: Todos los días, yo _______ (estudiar) español.

estudio

estudiamos

estudiaré

estudias

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: Anoche, nosotros _______ (ver) una película en el cine.

vi

veíamos

veremos

vimos

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