Verb Tenses Quiz

Verb Tenses Quiz

12th Grade

9 Qs

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Verb Tenses Quiz

Verb Tenses Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

World Languages

12th Grade

Hard

DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Standards-aligned

Created by

Gina Hernandez

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explain a scenario in which you would use the preterito tense instead of the imperfecto tense.

Describing a habitual action in the past.

Describing a completed action in the past.

Describing an ongoing action in the past.

Describing a background setting in the past.

Answer explanation

Describing a completed action in the past is a scenario where you would use the preterito tense instead of the imperfecto tense.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Analyze the following sentence and determine whether the verb should be in the preterito or imperfecto tense. "Cuando era niño, siempre (jugar) con mis amigos en el parque."

jugaba

jugué

jugó

jugábamos

Answer explanation

The verb 'jugar' in the sentence 'Cuando era niño, siempre (jugar) con mis amigos en el parque' should be in the imperfecto tense 'jugaba' to indicate a habitual or repeated action in the past.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Compare and contrast the use of preterito and imperfecto tenses in the following sentences. "Ayer, (ir) al cine y (ver) una película." vs. "Cuando (ser) joven, (ir) al cine todos los fines de semana."

fui, vi / era, iba

iba, veía / fui, era

fui, veía / era, fui

iba, vi / fui, iba

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'fui, vi / era, iba' because 'fui' and 'vi' are used for specific completed actions in the past, while 'era' and 'iba' are used for ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Evaluate the following paragraph and identify all the verbs that should be in the preterito tense. Rewrite the paragraph with the correct tenses: "Cuando era niño, siempre (ir) a la casa de mi abuela. Un día, (decidir) hacer una fiesta sorpresa para ella. Todos (estar) muy emocionados y (preparar) todo con mucho cuidado."

iba, decidí, estaban, prepararon

iba, decidía, estaban, preparaban

iba, decidí, estaban, preparaban

iba, decidía, estaban, prepararon

Answer explanation

The correct verbs in the preterito tense are 'iba', 'decidí', 'estaban', 'prepararon'. Therefore, the correct choice is 'iba, decidí, estaban, prepararon'.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Critique the following sentences and correct any errors in the use of preterito and imperfecto tenses: "El año pasado, (ir) a España. Mientras (estar) allí, (visitar) muchos lugares interesantes y (conocer) a mucha gente."

fui, estaba, visité, conocí

fui, estaba, visitaba, conocía

fui, estuve, visité, conocí

fui, estuve, visitaba, conocía

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'fui, estuve, visité, conocí' because the sentences describe specific completed actions in the past, requiring the preterite tense (preterito) for 'fui, visité, conocí' and the imperfect tense (imperfecto) for 'estuve'.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Critique the following sentences and correct any errors in the use of preterito and imperfecto tenses: "Ayer (estar) esperando a Mónica para irnos a comer.Mientras (esperar) allí, (empezar) a llover a cántaros y me (mojar) toda la ropa."

estuve, esperé, empezó, mojé

estaba, esperaba, empezó, mojé

estuve, esperaba, empezó, mojé

estaba, esperé, empezaba, mojaba

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the tense of the verb in the following sentence:

"La semana pasada corrimos en el parque."

Presente

Preterite

Future

Imperfecto

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the typical endings for verbs in the Imperfecto tense?

amos, emos

ar, er

ado, ido

aba, ía

9.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Imperfecto: El examen / ser