Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Translate into Spanish: The cat drank milk.
What is: El gato bebió la leche.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? And give a reason why. I used to play.
What is: Imperfect tense. Reason: trigger words used to / habitual action
Conjuagte abrir in the yo form in the preterite
What is: abrí.
Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustededs form in the imperfect tense
What is: hablaban.
What is the word for yesterday in Spanish?
What is: ayer.
Translate into Spanish: I used to play baseball.
What is: Yo jugaba al béisbol.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? And give a reason why. I went to the party Sunday.
What is: Preterite tense. Reason: completed at a specific time
Conjugate ser in the yo form in the preterite
What is: fui
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense
What is: sabía.
How do you say never in Spanish?
What is: nunca.
Translate into Spanish: I went to the movies on Monday.
What is: Yo fui al cine el lunes.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? And give a reason why. My mom asked me if I like scary movies.
What is: Preterite tense. Reason: completed action
Conjugate servir in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite
What is: sirvió
Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is mirabas
How do you say last week in Spanish?
What is: la semana pasada.
Translate into Spanish: I saw that the cat ate her food.
What is: Yo vi que el gato comió su comida.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? And then give a reason why. He was very hungry.
What is: Imperfect tense. Reason: physical description/condition
Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite
What is: tocamos
Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
What is: queríamos.
How do you say once in a while in Spanish?
What is: de vez en cuando.
Translate into Spanish: When he was 5, he lived in New York.
What is: Cuando él tenía cinco años, vivió en Nueva York.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? And then give a reason why. I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang. (Two verbs and two reasons)
What is: Verb #1 Imperfect tense. Reason: tells what was going on/background info. Verb #2 Preterite tense. Reason: interrupting action
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
What is: llegué
Conjugate ir in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
What is: íbamos.
What does de repente mean in English?
What is: all of a sudden.