Spanish Verb Conjugation and Usage

Which of the following is a reason to use the preterite tense?

• Ongoing action

• Description

• Single past action

• Weather

Fill in the blank: Todos los veranos, mi familia y yo ___________ (ir) al campo.

• íbamos

• fuimos

• iba

• fue

Which of the following is a reason to use the preterite tense?

• Ongoing/habitual action

• Description

• Single past action

• Age

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in preterite or imperfect: Los chicos _______ (jugar) en el jardín cuando el SuperBowl empezó.

• jugaban

• jugaron

Which of the following is a reason to use the preterite tense?

• Ongoing action

• Description

• Single past action

• Age

Complete the sentence: Paco caminaba en la avenida cuando yo _______ (gritar), “¡Oye!”

• gritaba

• grité

• gritaron

• gritar

Which of the following is a reason to use the preterite tense?

• Ongoing action

• Description

• Single past action

• Age

Fill in the blank: Juanita hablaba por teléfono con su madre cuando el teléfono ________ (explotarse).

• explotó

• explotaba

Which of the following is a reason to use the preterite tense?

• Ongoing action

• Single past action

• Description

• Age

Fill in the blank: The imperfect tense is used for actions that are ______.

• starting or ending

• single past actions

• ongoing/habitual

• interrupting another action.