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LV II REVIEW: PRETERITE VS IMPERFECT

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Describes single actions that started and ended in the past.
a)
Preterite
b)
Imperfect
c)
Present 
d)
Past Continuous
2.
Actions that happened more than once in the past. 
a)
Preterite
b)
Imperfect 
c)
Present Perfect
d)
Present Continuous
3.

Which are preterite endings? (Select all that apply)

a)

o, as, a, amos, an

b)

é, aste, ó, amos, aron

c)

o, es, e, emos, en

d)

aba, abas, ábamos, aban

e)

í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

4.

Which are imperfect endings? (Select all that apply)

a)

o, es, e, imos, en

b)

aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

c)

ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

d)

o, as, a, amos, an

e)

í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

5.

The action being interrupted is...

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

6.

We use preterite to talk about past events...

a)

that have a definite ending

b)

that are ongoing

7.

The interrupting action is...

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

8.

We use imperfect to talk about past events...

a)

that have a definite ending

b)

that are ongoing

9.

Done and over with at a completed time

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

10.

Determined start or end time

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

11.

habitual past action

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

12.

setting the scene of a story

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

13.

telling what was happening

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

14.

Interrupts the other tense

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

15.

Yo quería un perro cuando tenía cinco años. Why the imperfect?

a)

things wanted, appearance

b)

things wanted, age

c)

appearance, physical condition

d)

emotional state, location

16.

Which of the following is not a use of the imperfect?

a)

location

b)

emotional state

c)

age

d)

definite end time

17.

el _______ pasado

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

18.

una vez

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

19.

Muchas veces

a)

preterite

b)

imperfect

20.

Yo ________(hablar) con Maria cuando mi madre ______ (entrar) en mi cuarto.

a)

hablaba, entró

b)

habló, entraba

c)

hablaba, entraba

d)

habló, entró

21.

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

a)

Habituation and Completed past action

b)

Preterite interrupts the imperfect

c)

Preterite set the scene

22.
Choose the names of the two past tenses in Spanish. 
a)
preterite and imperfect
b)
imperfect and subjunctive
c)
subjunctive and preterite
23.
The____is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed.
a)
preterite
b)
imperfect
24.
The___implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end.
a)
imperfect
b)
preterite
25.
The_____is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed 
a)
imperfect
b)
preterite
26.
Use of the____implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end. 
a)
preterite
b)
imperfect
27.
What tense do these endings belong to?
-é -aste -ó -amos -aron
a)
preterite
b)
imperfect
28.
What tense do these ending belong to?
-aba -abas -aba -ábamos -aban
a)
preterite
b)
imperfect
29.
What tense do these ending belong?
ía
ías
ía
íamos
ían 
a)
imperfect
b)
preterite
30.
What tense do these endings belong?
í iste ió imos ieron 
a)
preterite
b)
imperfect
31.
When you are describing something in the past, which tense do you use?
a)
Preterite
b)
Imperfect
32.
To talk about past actions that are complete, which tense do you use?
a)
Preterite
b)
Imperfect
33.
When you are listing a sequence of events in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I went to art class, I sat in my chair, and I painted a portrait.)
a)
Imperfect
b)
Preterite
c)
It depends