Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
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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? Give a reason.
I used to play.
What is imperfect; action done habitually in the past.
Conjugate abrir in the yo form in the preterite.
What is abrí.
Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustedes form in the imperfect tense.
What is hablaban.
What is the word for yesterday in Spanish?
What is ayer.
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I used to play baseball.
What is Yo jugaba al béisbol.
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I went to the party on Sunday.
What is preterite; single completed action.
Conjuagate ser in the yo form in the preterite.
What is fui.
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imperfect tense.
What is sabía.
How do you say never in Spanish?
What is nunca.
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I went to the movies on Monday.
What is Yo fui al cine el lunes.
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My mom asked me if I like scary movies.
What is preterite; single 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.
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I saw the cat eat the food.
What is Yo vi el gato comer la comida.
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He was very hungry.
What is imperfect; description.
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.
What does de vez en cuando mean in Spanish?
What is from time to time/every once in a while.
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When he was five, 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? Give a reason.
I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang. (Two verbs and two reasons)
1st verb: imperfect; interrupted action
2nd verb: preterite; interrupting action
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
What is llegué.
Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense.
What is veías.
What does generalmente mean in English?
What is generally.