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Imperfect vs Preterite

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Preterite of tener (to have) - yo________

a)

yo tuve

b)

yo tenía

c)

yo tení

2.

all the time

a)

todo el tiempo

b)

cada día

c)

de vez en cuando

3.

Last night I broke my leg.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

4.

One time I bought an antique car.

a)

Imperfect - yo compraba

b)

Preterite - yo compré

5.

'She decided' in preterite

a)

ella decidió

b)

ella decidía

6.

'I was' in preterite

a)

yo era

b)

Yo fui

7.

'I gave' in preterite

a)

yo di

b)

yo daba

8.

'we saw' - in preterite

a)

nosotros vimos

b)

nosotros veíamos

9.

'I did/I made' - in preterite

a)

yo hice

b)

yo hacía

10.

Preterite from estar

a)

yo estaba

b)

yo estuve

11.

'I couldn't' in preterite

a)

yo no pude

b)

yo no podía

12.

'I put' in preterite

a)

yo puse

b)

yo pude

c)

yo ponía

13.

'I came' in preterite

a)

yo vine

b)

yo venía

14.

'I said' in preterite

a)

yo dije

b)

yo decía

15.

I went to the bank the other day (el otro día)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

16.

One time my teacher burped in the class.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

17.

I ate in that restaurant often. (a menudo)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

18.

I didn't pass the test yesterday. (ayer)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

19.

And then she apologized. (entonces)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

20.

She helped us frequently. (frecuentemente)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

21.

Sometimes I didn't do my homework. (A veces)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

22.

I didn't do my homework yesterday. (Ayer)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

23.

Last night I cooked dinner for the first time. (Anoche)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

24.

I forgot to brush my teeth this morning. (esta mañana)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

25.

I paid for my ticket this afternoon. (esta tarde)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

26.

Usually she did her homework. (Usualmente)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

27.

They always broke the rules. (siempre)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

28.

(mientras) While she was asleep,

her brother poured water on her.

a)

2 Imperfects

b)

2 Preterites

c)

Imperfect-preterite

d)

Preterite-imperfect

29.

Every year we used to go to the beach. (cada año/todos los años)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

30.

She watered her plants every day. (cada día)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

31.

I went to the museum last week. (la semana pasada)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

32.

I paid for my car last month. (el mes pasado)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

33.

I got Covid last year. (el año pasado)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

34.

I graduated high school 2 years ago. (hace 2 años)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

35.

She played tennis every week. (cada semana)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

36.

We had to pay her $1000 every year. (cada año)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

37.

Many times he didn't even call us back. (muchas veces)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

38.

She was on the phone all the time. (todo el tiempo)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

39.

They almost never asked for help. (casi nunca)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

40.

He never had enough money for the rent. (nunca)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

41.

Mr. Perez walked his dog every single day @ 6am. (todos los dias)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

42.

Once in a while we stopped by her house. (de vez en cuando)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

43.

They got married last Sunday. (el domingo pasado)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

44.

I broke my phone last week. (la semana pasada)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

45.

For 2 centuries he was everybody's favorite artist. (por dos siglos)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

46.

I lived in Paris for 20 years. (por 20 anos)

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

47.

I cleaned the kitchen.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

48.

Their house was very old.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

49.

When I was 10 years old.....

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

50.

I was 10 o'clock

a)

Imperfect: Eran las 10

b)

Preterite: Fueron las 10.

51.

I didn't feel good.

a)

Imperfect

b)

Preterite

52.

I cooked/I used to cook in imperfect

a)

yo cocinaba

b)

yo cocinía

c)

yo cociné

d)

yo cociní

53.

I used to be/I was in imperfect

a)

yo era

b)

yo fui

54.

I used to go/ I went in imperfect

a)

yo iba

b)

yo fui

55.

'they ate' in imperfect

a)

ellos comían

b)

ellos comieron