Spanish Past Tenses Quiz

Which tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past?

• Preterite tense

• Present tense

• Imperfect tense

• Future tense

How is the preterite tense normally translated in English?

• Past simple form

• Past perfect form

• Present continuous form

• Future perfect form

Which verb pattern is used for regular AR verbs in the preterite tense?

• viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivieron

• llamé, llamaste, llamó, llamamos, llamaron

When is the preterite tense often used?

• When there is a time phrase indicating when an action happened or how long it lasted

• When expressing future actions

• When talking about present actions

• When describing ongoing past events

Which tense is used to describe events in progress that were interrupted?
"Ibamos a salir cuando él llegó."

• Preterite tense

• Future tense

• Imperfect tense

• Present tense

How is the imperfect tense translated in English when describing past events that occurred at an unspecified time?

• Future perfect tense

• Past continuous tense

• Present continuous tense

• Past simple tense

Which verb is irregular in the imperfect tense?

• hablar

• ir

• ver

• ser

What is the translation of 'Hacía cinco años que estábamos juntos cuando se fue'?

• We will be together for five years when he left.

• We have been together for five years when he left.

• We were together for five years when he left.

• We had been together for five years when he left.

What tense can be use to desribe the backgorund of a story or scene?

"Era viernes y había mucho tráfico."

• Preterit

• Imperfect

What tense do you use to describe past events that occurred at an unspecified time?
"Cuando era niña visitaba a mis abuelos todos los veranos."

• Imperfect

• Preterit