Preterite VS Imperfect
Reasons to use Preterite and Imperfect
Preterite conjugation
Imperfect conjugation
RANDOM!
100
I went to my house last night.
Yo viví a mi casa anoche.
100
I went to sleep, and then the ghost poped out of nowhere. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Preterite: Interrupted Action
100
Yo______(ir)
Fui
100
Cada semana, yo _____ oboe.
Tocaba
100
I was dancing with friends. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Imperfect -ING
200
The boy is handsome
El chico era guapo.
200
I went to my friend's house yesterday. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Preterite: Specific Time
200
Mi madre __________ (trabajar) ayer.
trabajó
200
Todas las mañanas, yo ________ (Desayunarse)
me desayunaba
200
yo _____ (jugar) el exterior ayer.
Jugué
300
When I was 13, I lived in america.
Cuando yo tenía trece años, yo vivía en América.
300
It was 6:30pm. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Imperfect: Clock Time
300
Ella ______ (jugar) a su amiga casa ayer.
jugó
300
Todas las noches, yo ________ (dormir) a las diez.
dormía
300
Cada día, Yo _____ (leer) un libro
leía
400
I used to be a shy girl.
yo era una chica tímida.
400
I was playing outside. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Imperfect: -ING and Ongoing action
400
yo _________ el helado anoche.
hice
400
yo siempre _________ (comer) la comida china.
comía
400
I was reading my book. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Imperfect -ING and Ongoing action
500
Yesterday, my friends and I went to the mall to go shopping.
Ayer, mis amigos y yo fuimos al centro comercial para ir de compras.
500
I was at the store at 7:30 pm. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Preterite: Specific Time
500
La semana pasada, mi familia _______ (Ir) al compas.
fui
500
Ella ________ (cepillarse) los dientes todas las mañana.
se cepillaba
500
When we were young, we used to watch Pokemon every week. (Preterite or Imperfect) Reason?
Imperfect Age and Ongoing action.
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