Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
My sister drank all the milk this morning.
Mi hermana bebió toda la leche esta mañana.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
I used to play tennis.
imperfect tense Reason - it was ongoing
Conjugate descansar for all subjects in the preterit except vosotros
descansé, descansaste, descansó, descansamos, descansaron
estudiaba, estudiabas, estudiaba, estudiábamos, estudiaban
What is the word for last night in Spanish?
anoche
I used to play the piano.
Yo tocaba el piano.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
I went to the party on Sunday.
Preterite tense Reason - Event completed in past at a certain time
Conjugate the verb abrir for all subjects in the preterit except vosotros
abrí, abriste, abrió, abrimos, abrieron
Conjugate the verb perder in the imperfect for all subjects except vosotros.
perdía, perdías, perdía, perdíamos, perdían
How do you say sometimes in Spanish?
A veces
I went to the movie theater Monday.
Yo fui al cine el lunes.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
My mom asked me if I like scary movies.
What is Preterite tense Reason - Completed action, 1 time
Conjugate ser/ir for all subjects in the preterit except vosotros
fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
What are the 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect and their conjugations in the yo form?
ser- era, ir- iba, ver- veía
How do you say "last week" in Spanish?
la semana pasada
We saw Kevin at the mall.
Vimos a Kevin en el centro comercial.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
After running 10 miles, she was very hungry.
Imperfect tense Reason - Description
Conjugate the verb amenezar for all subjects in the preterit except vosotros
amenecé, amenezaste, amenezó, amenezamos, amenezaron
¿Cómo se dice "When I was 5 years old" en español?
Cuando yo tenía cinco años...
What does de vez en cuando mean in Spanish?
once in a while
When I lived in Mexico, I ate tacos all the time.
Cuando yo vivía en México, yo comía tacos todo el tiempo.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
I was eating dinner and when my friends arrived.(Two verbs and two reasons)
Imprefect tense Reason - ongoing action
Preterit tense Reason - Interruption
¿Cómo se dice "What did you do yesterday" en español?
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
¿Cómo se dice "When I was a kid" en español?
cuando yo era niño(a)...
por primera vez