El pasado imperfecto - The Imperfect Past Tense

In which of the following circumstances do we use the imperfect past tense to conjugate verbs?

Choose all that apply.

• To indicate repeated actions in the past

• To describe something or someone in the past

• To describe completed actions in the past

• To indicate emotional or physical states in the past

• To indicate a period of time since having done something

¿Estás tomando notas? (Are you taking notes?)

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  Sí, estoy tomando notas o en papel o en un documento digital. (Yes, I'm taking notes either on paper or on a digital document.)

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  No, no estoy tomando notas. (No, I'm not taking notes.)

Answer explanation

If you answered, "Sí," good start!

If you answered, "No," why aren't you? Go back and start taking notes.

For which of the following subject(s) does the conjugation ending have an accented vowel?

Choose all that apply.

• Yo

• Tú

• Él/Ella/Usted

• Nosotros/as

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

Conjugate "caminar (to walk)" in the imperfect past tense for the subject "Yo".

Yo _____.

Conjugate "manejar (to drive)" in the imperfect past tense for the subject "Tú".

Tú _____.

Conjugate "platicar (to talk/chat)" in the imperfect past tense for the subjects "Él/Ella/Usted".

Él/Ella/Usted _____.

Conjugate "cantar (to sing)" in the imperfect past tense for the subjects "Nosotros/Nosotras".

Nosotros/Nosotras _____.

Conjugate "bailar (to dance)" in the imperfect past tense for the subjects "Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes".

Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes _____.

For which of the following subject(s) does the conjugation ending have an accented vowel?

Choose all that apply.

• Yo

• Tú

• Él/Ella/Usted

• Nosotros/as

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

Conjugate "beber (to drink)" in the imperfect past tense for the subject "Yo".

Yo _____.