Uses of pret./imp.
True/False.
The preterit tense is used to describe completed past actions or events.
True
Give the preterit form for each of the following verbs:
yo-tomar
tomé
Give the imperfect form for each of the following verbs:
yo-hablar
hablaba
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el apodo
nickname
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spacious
espacioso(a)
True/False.
The preterit tense is used to describe a continuous past action or state.
False
Give the preterit form for each of the following verbs:
tú-comer
comiste
Give the imperfect form for each of the following verbs:
tú-comer
comías
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las bandas decorativas
decorative stripes
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to spend, to waste
gastar
True/False.
The preterit tense is used to describe repeated, habitual, or continuous actions in the past.
False.
Give the preterit form for each of the following verbs:
Ud., él, ella-vivir
vivió
Give the imperfect form for each of the following verbs:
Ud., él, ella-vivir
vivía
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considerar
to consider
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image
la imagen
True/False.
The preterit tense is used to describe abrupt changes in emotions or in physical or mental states in the past.
True.
Give the preterit form for each of the following verbs:
nosotros(as)-dar
dimos
Give the imperfect form for each of the following verbs:
nosotros-ir
íbamos
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dejar + infinitive
to allow, to let
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kilometers per hour (km/h)
los kilómetros por hora
True/False.
The preterit tense is used to describe a series of events in a narration.
True
Give the preterit form for each of the following verbs:
Uds., ellos, ellas-ir/ser
fueron
Give the imperfect form for each of the following verbs:
Uds., ellos, ellas-ser
eran
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el/la dueño(a)
owner
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manageable
manejable