Past Tense Preview

How many past tenses have you learned in previous Spanish classes?

• two

• three

• four

• five

What are the names of those past tenses? Two correct answers.

• preterite

• imperfect

• subjunctive

• present progressive

Which past tense is used for DUI (descriptions in the past, "used to" in the past, and "was/were...ING")?

• preterite

• imperfect

Which past tense is used for completed actions? The action happened and now is over!

• preterite

• imperfect

The imperfect only has three irregular verbs. Which of the following is NOT one of the three?

• ver

• ir

• tener

• ser

How many irregular verbs does the preterite have?

• 3

• 4

• 20

• too many to count!

For which tense do these AR endings belong?

é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• preterite

• imperfect

Would you use the preterite or imperfect to describe what someone was like in the past?

• preterite

• imperfect

For which tense do these ER/IR endings belong?

í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

• preterite

• imperfect

What are the imperfect endings for AR verbs?

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron