They bought a car last week.

Susana was cleaning the house while her baby was napping.

I was sleeping soundly when the alarm clock went off.

It was 6:15 in the morning.

My niece turned 13 yesterday.

She wanted to visit Disney World when she was a child.

We discovered the truth after she left.

The train arrived at 5:15.

Her cousins took a trip to Disney World.

We went to the lake every summer.

When I was a kid I watched cartoons on Saturday mornings.

Each Christmas we went to our grandparents´ house.

_______ las dos de la tarde.

Mis amigos y yo ______________ al cine el viernes pasado.

Su hermano nunca ___________ la verdad.

Yo ____________ cuando de repente _______ un ruido.

Ellos _________ a las cinco.

La niña _________ mientras su mamá _____________.

Ellos __________ en España por dos años.

____________ un carro la semana pasada.

Ellas ____________ por teléfono anoche.

It was a sunny day.

Suddenly it began to snow.

Los estudiantes __________________ todos los días.

ayer

el otro día

todas las semanas

inmediatamente

Which past tense is used for single, completed actions?

Which past tense is used for abrupt or sudden actions?

Which past tense is used for repeated or habitual actions?

Which past tense is used for ongoing or in-progress actions?

Which past tense "sets the scene" or provides background information?

Which past tense is used when there is a specific end or beginning?

Which past tense is used to express what one "used to do" or "would do" often?

Which past tense is used to express a series or sequence of completed actions?

If you were to write or say the following sentence in Spanish, would you need to use the preterite or imperfect? (Consider the uses of each tense.)

We went to the beach last summer.

If you were to write or say the following sentence in Spanish, would you need to use the preterite or imperfect? (Consider the uses of each tense.)

We went to the beach every summer.

Yo limpiaba la casa cuando el teléfono sonó. Why imperfect (limpiaba) and then preterite (sonó)?

Todos los veranos, ellos____________ a un paÍs nuevo.

Anoche , yo _______ al cine con mis amigos.

De niño, yo (querer) ser astronauta.

El niño ___ ocho años y ___ inteligente y alegre.

Mi hijo ______ de alergias todas las primaveras.

Todos los viernes

Yo siempre ______________ antes de los exámenes de español.

Translate the bold word into Spanish:

I met a lot of people in college.

Cada mañana, él ______________ la televisión antes de ir a la escuela.

Yo ________________ en México por un año cuando tenía 18 años. (vivir)

Cuando nosotros ______________ jóvenes, ________________ Pop-Tarts frecuentemente. (ser, comer)

_______________ mucho sol cuando llegamos a la playa. (hacer)

La semana pasada ustedes ________________ deportes después de clases. (practicar)

Generalmente nosotros ______________ yoga antes de desayunar. (hacer)

Mi hermana _________________ la universidad de Illinois por cuatro años. (asistir)

Esta mañana yo ___________________ con huevos y pan tostado. (desayunar)

Yo ___________ de compras cada fin de semana con mis amigas. (ir)

Nosotros _____________________ temprano anoche. (acostarse)