Guía de estudios - Pretérito vs Imperfecto

What is the use of the preterite tense in Spanish?

• To describe habitual actions

• To describe completed actions

• To describe physical characteristics

What is the use of the imperfect tense in Spanish?

• To describe completed actions

• To describe actions that the speaker used to do or that are ongoing in the past

• To describe the time

The imperfect tense is used when describing a habitual action.

• True

• False

The imperfect tense is used to describe actions that are in progress.

• True

• False

The imperfect tense is used to describe physical characteristics.

• True

• False

The imperfect tense is used to describe an emotional or mental state.

• True

• False

The imperfect tense is used to tell the time.

• True

• False

The imperfect tense is used to indicate age.

• True

• False

Relaciona las siguientes conjugaciones de los verbos AR en pretérito e imperfecto:

• Tú - aste

• Nosotros/Nosotras - ábamos

• Yo - é

• Él/Ella/Usted - aba

• Él/Ella/Usted - ó

• Tú - abas

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes - aron

• Yo - aba

• Nosotros/Nosotras - amos

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes - aban

Relaciona las siguientes conjugaciones de los verbos ER/IR en pretérito e imperfecto:

• ía

• ieron

• íamos

• í

• ían

• iste

• ías

• imos

• ía

• ió