Preterit
Imperfect
Preterit vs Imperfect
100
The word " preterit" means:
a) Present
b) Past
c) Future
Past
100
In which situations of the past, should the IMPERFECT be used?
( at least 2)
1.Habits, routines, things in progress in the past
2.Things events not concluded or ended
100
The Preterit Past and the Imperfect Past can be used interchangeably.
FALSE!
They both are past but are not the same past!
200
All Portuguese verbs in the Preterit/Perfect tense are Irregular.
Verdadeiro ou Falso?
Justify your answer with at least one example (verb)
Falso
Verbs REGULAR: FALAR, COMER, ASSISTIR (p.241)
200
Most verbs in the IMPERFECT follow the REGULAR PATTERN. Only 4 verbs are Irregular.
Verdadeiro ou Falso?
VERDADEIRO
200
The imperfect past and the preterit past can be used in the same sentence.
Verdadeiro ou Falso?
VERDADEiRO
300
Say at least 4 verbs in Portuguese that have an irregular form in the PRETERIT & translate them.
Dizer (to say)
Querer ( to want)
Saber ( to know)
Trazer ( to bring)
Estar ( to be)
Ter ( to have)
Poder ( to be able to)
Pôr ( to put)
300
Choose 3 verbs in Portuguese (AR, ER & IR) and conjugate them following the REGULAR PATTERN OF IMPERFECT.
300
Complete the following:If you are telling a story in the past....
The imperfect provides the ________________ and the Preterit tells or shows ____________________.
imperfect: background
preterit: what happened while the background was there
400
Conjugate the following verbs in the PRETERIT:
Estar ( to be)
Poder ( to be able to)
Dizer ( to say)
Eu estive, tu estiveste, ele/ela/você esteve, nós estivemos, vocês/eles/elas estiveram
Eu pude, tu pudeste, ele/ela/você pôde, nós pudemos, vocês eles/elas/ puderam
Eu disse, tu disseste, você/ele/ela disse nós dissemos, eles/elas/vocês disseram
400
What could be the 4 translations of the sentence below in the imperfect?
A classe 102 jogava "jeopardy" no final das aulas.
1.played jeopary
2.were playing
3.used to play
4. would play ( repeated action)
400
Please provide a sentence of your own using imperfect for an ongoing action and the preterit for an action that interrupted the ongoing action in the past.
Brenton,Max & Roberto apresentavam o projeto quando o alarme tocou.
500
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterit:
Querer ( to want)
Trazer ( to bring)
Saber ( to know)
Fazer ( to make/do)
Eu quis, tu quiseste, você/ela/ela quis, nós quisemos, vocês/eles/elas quiseram.
Eu trouxe, tu trouxeste, você/ele/ela trouxeram, nós trouxemos, vocês/eles/elas trouxeram
Eu soube, tu soubeste, ele/ela/você soube, nós soubemos, eles/elas vocês souberam.
Eu fiz, tu fizeste, nós fizemos, ele/ela/você fizeram, nós fizemos, vocês/eles/elas fizeram
500
List the 4 verbs that are IRREGULAR in the IMPERFECT and conjugate them.
500
Complete the following spaces with verbs that make sense and decide in which past (preterit or imperfect)
No dia 4 de Maio de 2022 eu _____________ um teste de matemática.
Eu ____________ todos os dias.
fazer ( fiz)
estudar ( estudava)