Preterite vs. Imperfect

To talk about past actions that are complete, which tense do you use?

• Preterite
• Imperfect

To talk about repeated actions in the past, which tense do you use?

• Imperfect
• Preterite

What tense is used in the underlined conjugation:

Mario fue al cine con Arely ayer.

• pretérito

• imperfecto

Generalmente, mis padres (VISITAR) los museos los fines de semana. 

• visitaban
• visitaron

What tense is used in the underlined conjugation:

Yo siempre bailaba en las fiestas.

• preterito

• imperfecto

Yo siempre ______________ antes de los exámenes de español.

• estudié

• estudiaba

Ante anoche yo ______ (hacer) mi tarea

• hizo
• hiciste
• hice
• hicimos

When one action is interrupted by another action in the past, which tense(s) do you use for the interruption? (Ex: I was doing my homework when the power went out.)

• imperfect

• preterite

• depends

Yo (CAMINAR) por la calle cuando (VER) un accidente. 

• caminé, vi
• caminé, veía
• caminaba, veía
• caminaba, vi

When you are listing a sequence of events in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I went to art class, I sat in my chair, and I painted a portrait.)

• Imperfect
• Preterite
• It depends