Vocabulary
The preterite and the imperfect
Por and para
Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
Past tense conjugation practice
100

En esta parte de la computadora podemos leer las letras del alfabeto.

el teclado

100

Give two uses of the preterite. 

Actions that are viewed as complete

To express the beginning or end of a past action

To narrate a series of past actions or events

100

Give two uses of por.

Motion or a general location (around, through, along, by)

Duration of an action (for, during, in)

Object of a search (for, in search of)

Means by which something is done (by, by way of, by means of)

Exchange or substitution (for, in exchange for)

Unit of measure (per, by)

100

Stressed possessive adjectives and nouns must agree in _________ and _________ with the nouns they modify.

gender; number

100

(yo) hablar - imperfect

hablaba

200

Es un tipo de computadora que puedes llevar de un lugar a otro.

portátil 

200

Give two uses of the imperfect.

Ongoing past action with no reference to its beginning or end

Habitual past actions

Physical and emotional states or characteristics 

200

Give two uses of para. 

Destination (toward, in the direction of)

Deadline or a specific time in
the future (by, for)

Purpose or goal + [infinitive] (in order to)

Purpose + [noun/verb] (for, used for)

The recipient of something (for)

Comparisons or opinions (for, considering) 

Employment (for)

200

Rewrite this sentence to have a stressed possessive adjective:

Son mis llaves.

Son las llaves mías.

200

(él) apagar - preterite

apagó

300

Ayuda a controlar el tráfico con sus colores.

el semáforo 

300

Fill in the blank with the preterite or imperfect form of the verb:

Eran las dos de la mañana cuando (sonar) ________________ el teléfono.

sonó (preterite)

300

Fill in the blank with por or para:

______ mí, las computadoras portátiles son las mejores.

Para

300

Which sentence is equivalent to the following:

Es el televisor de Juan y mío. 

a) Es suyo.

b) Es nuestro.

c) Son suyos.

b) Es nuestro (It's ours)

300

(ellas) chatear - imperfect

chateaban

400

Tiene forma circular y se usa para manejar el carro.

el volante

400

Fill in the blank with the preterite or imperfect form of the verb:

De niña, Paula (lastimarse) _________ la pierna con frecuencia.

se lastimaba

400

Fill in the blank with por or para:

Sonia sale __________ Buenos Aires mañana.

para

400

Fill in the blank with the possessive adjective: 

Diego y Roberto van a usar la computadora (of mine) _______.

mía

400

(nosotros) ir - imperfect

íbamos 

500

Lo usas para prender el televisor.

el control remoto

500

Fill in the blank with the preterite or imperfect form of the verb:

Sara (leer) _________ una revista cuando (llegar) _________ Daniel. 

leía (imperfect); llegó (preterite)

500

Fill in the blank with por or para:

El mecánico me llamó _______ teléfono.

por

500

Ana nos quiere mostrar unos archivos (of hers) ___________.

suyos

500

(yo) ser - preterite

fui

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