WATERS Rules
What does the "W" in WATERS stand for?
Weather
Conjugate "montar" in the "yo" form imperfect.
Yo montaba.
Conjugate "ser" in the "Yo" form
era
Which shows habitual action: "Visité" or "Visitaba"?
Visitaba
According to the practice text, where did Mateo and the narrator play? Respond in English.
The park.
Which of the following examples show the "A" in WATERS?
A. Nevaba mucho en Alaska.
B. Yo comía comida chatarra y ahora como saludable.
C. Mi madre tenía 29 años cuando yo nací.
C. Mi madre tenía 29 años cuando yo nací.
Conjugate "beber" in the tú form
Bebías
What is the imperfect form of "ir" for "mi hermana"?
iba
Name one trigger word that indicates imperfect tense.
Varies.
What happened to the restaurant window?
Mateo broke it with the baseball.
Which of the following sentences shows what the "T" in WATERS stands for?
A. Yo me bañaba en la mañana.
B. Eran las diez de la noche cuando me acosté.
C. Yo iba al parque todos los días al parque.
B. Eran las diez de la noche cuando me acosté.
Conjugate "leer" in the form used for "la profesora"
leía
Conjugate "ser" in the nosotros form
éramos
True or False: Imperfect is used for sudden actions.
False - That's preterite. Imperfect is for ongoing actions
What school was the narrator attending when these events happened?
elementary school
Which of the following sentences shows what the "E" in WATERS stands for?
A. Yo estaba triste porque no quería ir a la escuela.
B. Yo me bañaba en la mañana.
C. Yo iba al parque todos los días al parque.
A. Yo estaba triste porque no quería ir a la escuela.
Conjugate "jugar" in the form used for "los niños"
jugaban
What is the imperfect form of "ver" for ella?
Ella veía.
Which shows habitual action: "Vivías" or "Comiste"?
Vivías
True or False: His brothers had healthy eating habits.
False
Write a complete sentence in Spanish using the imperfect tense for the "R" reason in waters. It must include a trigger word.
Answer Varies.
Conjugate "querer" in the form used for "mis padres"
querían
What is the imperfect form of "ir" for 'mis amigos y yo"?
íbamos.
True or False: Imperfect is used for completed one time actions.
Complete StoryWrite a 2 sentence addition to story using the imperfect tense correctly with WATERS elements.
Varies