Determined start or end time

habitual past action

setting the scene of a story

telling what was happening

Interrupts the action in progress

Ayer, yo _______ una hamburguesa.

Muchas veces, yo _______ una hamburguesa.

El verano pasado nosotros ________ un viaje.

Todos los veranos, nosotros _________ un viaje.

Usualmente, Carlos _________ las películas en el cine.

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

Muchas veces

una vez

todos los _________

el _______ pasado

Choose: Ernesto de la Cruz fue / era un músico famoso.

Cuando yo era niña, era muy extrovertida y valiente.

La princesa y el guererro se casaron ayer.

La batalla ________ (empezar) a las siete por la noche.

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.

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.)

I ate dinner at 5:00.

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.)

I always ate dinner at 5:00.

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.)

She studied for three hours.

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 were studying while mom was cooking dinner.

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.)

They went / would go to the movies often.

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.)

Everyone woke up late this morning.

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.)

I called you twice.

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.)

First I woke up, then I brushed my teeth.

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.)

When I was six years old, I was really shy.

Ayer, yo ______ (ir) al jardín botánico.

Él (ir) a la biblioteca anoche.

El chico (leer) el libro el fin de semana pasado.

Which is NOT a use of the imperfect tense?

Yo ______ (hacer) mi tarea esta mañana.

Mientras (while) el profesor ENSEÑAR, los estudiantes tomaban apuntes.

to set the scene (background information)

Nosotros siempre _____ a la playa. (ir)

Cuando era niño, yo _____ mucha pizza. (comer)

Ayer ella ____ a la escuela. (ir)

¿Como ______ la película anoche?