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Preterite vs Imperfect

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Yo _______ a Juan hace cinco años. (conocer)

a)

conocía

b)

conocí

c)

conocaba

d)

conocer

2.

Juan ________ comprar la casa. (querer)

a)

quería

b)

queraba

c)

quiere

d)

querían

3.

Which of the following are reasons to use the Imperfect tense.

a)

Habitual/Repeated Actions

b)

Completed Past Actions

c)

Age

d)

Dates/Times

e)

There is no reason to use imperfect

4.

In 2018, my family and I moved across the country.

a)

Preterite

b)

Imperfect

5.

I went to his house to see him.

a)

Preterite

b)

Imperfect

6.

My grandfather used to visit us every afternoon in the summer.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

7.

When he got the new job, we became rich

a)

Preterite

b)

Imperfect

c)

Both

8.

One summer, I went to Ireland with my parents.

a)

Preterite

b)

Imperfect

9.

My brother used to spend every summer with his friends

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

10.

Joe and James would spend every afternoon together

a)

Preterite

b)

Imperfect

11.

Nosotros _______ los platos (lavar)

a)

lavaba

b)

lavámos

c)

lavíamos

d)

lavamos

12.

When do you use the preterite tense?

a)

Habitual/Repeated Actions

b)

When talking about future actions

c)

Completed past actions

d)

When giving someone a command

13.

Yo _______ con John por tres horas cada noche. (estudiar)

a)

estaba

b)

estaban

c)

estudié

d)

estudiar

14.

Ella me _______ cada día. (llamar)

a)

llamar

b)

llamaba

c)

llamía

d)

llamó

15.

In 2004, my brothers were born.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite