Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Reasons To use Past Preterite and Imperfect
Preterite Conjugations
Imperfect Conjugations
Vocabulary
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Translate into Spanish The cat drank milk
What is el gato bebió la leche
100

I used to play

Bonus: Why?

What is imperfect tense

Bonus: 'Used to' is an imperfect trigger phrase

100
Conjuagte abrir in the yo form in the preterite
What is abrí.
100
Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustededs form in the imperfect tense
What is hablaban.
100
What is the word for yesterday in spanish?
What is ayer.
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Translate into spanish I used to play baseball
What is yo jugaba al beísbol
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I went to the party Sunday.

Bonus: Why?

What is Preterite tense 

Bonus: Event completed in past at a certain time/ Specific timeframe given

200

Conjuagte tocar in the nosotros form.

What is tocamos.

200
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense
What is sabía.
200
How do you say never in spanish?
What is nunca.
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Translate into spanish I went to the movies Monday
What is yo fui al cine el lunes.
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My mom asked me a question.

Bonus: Why?

What is Preterite tense 

Bonus - Completed action, dialogue

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Conjugate servir in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite
What is se sirvió
300
Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is mirabas
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How do you say last week in spanish?
What is semana pasada.
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Translate into spanish I saw that the cat ate the food.

What is Yo vi que el gato comió la comida.

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He was very hungry.

Bonus: Why?

What is Imperfect tense 

Bonus: Description/ Feeling/ State of Being

400

Conjugate ser in the yo form.

What is fui?

400

Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense

What is queríamos.

400

What does siempre mean in Spanish?

What is always.

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Translate into spanish When he was 5 he lived in New York for two months.

What is Cuando él tenía cinco años vivió en Nueva York por dos meses.

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I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang.

Bonus Verb A: Why?

Bonus Verb B: Why?

A: Imperfect

Bonus: Was ____ing

B: Preterite

Bonus: Interruption

500
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
What is llegué
500
Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is veías.
500

What does de típicamente mean in english?

What is typically/ usually.

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