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Preterite or imperfect?
She was nice.
preterite
imperfect
Preterite or imperfect?
They went to the movies last night.
preterite
imperfect
Preterite or imperfect?
You always walked to school.
preterite
imperfect
Preterite or imperfect?
The students left at 2:00 yesterday.
preterite
imperfect
Preterite or imperfect?
We went to the Cape every summer.
preterite
imperfect
I was 5 years old = ______ 5 años.
Tuve
Era
Tenía
Fui
This morning I overslept and did not eat breakfast.
Preterite, Preterite
Imperfect, Imperfect
Preterite, Imperfect
Imperfect, Preterite
siempre
always (preterite)
always (imperfect)
never (preterite)
never (imperfect)
nunca
never (preterite)
never (imperfect)
always (preterite)
always (imperfect)
ayer
last night (preterite)
last night (imperfect)
yesterday (preterite)
yesterday (imperfect)
cada
each (preterite)
each (imperfect)
a menudo
often (preterite)
often (imperfect)
never (preterite)
never (imperfect)
el verano pasado
last summer (preterite)
last summer (imperfect)
every summer (preterite)
every summer (imperfect)
de repente
suddenly (preterite)
suddenly (imperfect)
sometimes (preterite)
sometimes (imperfect)
mientras
while (preterite)
while (imperfect)
never (preterite)
never (imperfect)
They bought a house last week.
preterite
imperfect
We went to the beach every summer.
preterite
imperfect
I was walking while she was jogging.
both preterite
both imperfect
one preterite and one imperfect
I left my lunch at home.
preterite
imperfect
Check each option that is an imperfect rule.
Habits
Description
What time something happened
What time it was.
An interruption
Check each option that is a preterite rule.
Something happened once
A chain of events
Something happened every summer
Description
What time something happened
It was a dark and stormy night.
preterite
imperfect
I got up at 6:00, made breakfast and then went back to bed.
All preterite
All imperfect
The first one is preterite and the rest is imperfect.
It was 10:00 at night.
preterite
imperfect
The flight left at 7:15.
preterite
imperfect
It was 7:30 when I woke up.
Both preterite
Both imperfect
preterite then imperfect
imperfect then preterite
They used to live in Texas.
preterite
imperfect
My nephew visited from North Dakota last month.
preterite
imperfect
She wanted to go to the movies.
imperfect
preterite
The fall colors were beautiful to see during our hike.
imperfect
preterite
I used to drink orange juice every day.
imperfect
preterite
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