Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Translate into Spanish The cat drank milk
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: When I was young, I played soccer.
Imperfect - Reason Habit in the past
Conjuagte abrir in the yo form in the preterite
Abrí.
Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustededs form in the imperfect tense
Hablaban.
What is the word for mostrador de facturación in English?
Check-in counter
Translate into spanish I used to play baseball
Yo jugaba al beísbol
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.
Preterite tense Reason - Event completed in past at a certain time
Conjuagte ser in the yo form in the preterite
Fui
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense
Sabía.
How do you say baggage cart in spanish?
Carrito
Translate into spanish I went to the cinema on Monday
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 movies.
Preterite tense Reason - Completed action
Conjugate servir in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite
Sirvió
Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense
Mirabas
How do you say foreing currency exchange in spanish?
Translate into spanish I saw the cat eat the food
Yo vi el gato comió la 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.
Imperfect tense - Reason Physical Description
Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite
Tocamos
Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
Queríamos.
What does andén mean in spanish?
Platform
Translate into spanish When he was 5 he lived in New York
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)
Imprefect tense - Reason current action being interrupted
Preterite tense - Reason Interruption
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
Llegué
Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense
Veías.
What does de baggage claim mean in Spanish?
Entrega de equipaje