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? Give a reason why "I used to play"
Imperfect tense/ Reason - used to, something done with frequency or repetition
Conjugate abrir in the yo form in the preterite
[yo] abrí.
Conjugate hablar in the ellos/ellas form in the imperfect tense
[ellos/ellas] hablaban.
What is the word for yesterday in spanish?
ayer.
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? Give a reason why. "I went to the party sunday"
Preterite tense/ Reason - Event completed in past at a /specific/certain time. One time event.
Conjuagte ser in the yo form in the preterite
[yo] fui
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imperfect tense
[yo] sabía.
How do you say never in spanish?
nunca.
Translate into spanish "I went to the movies Monday"
"Yo fui al cine el lunes."
If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? Give a reason why. "My mom asked me if I like scary movies"
Preterite tense/ Reason - asked..-ed form, question happened in the past, she asked once, no signs of repetition.
Conjugate servir for él/ella in the preterite
Note: Servir is a stem-changer...
[el/ella] sirvió
Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense
[tu] mirabas
How do you say last week in spanish?
la semana pasada.
Translate into spanish "I saw the black and white cat."
What is "Yo vi/mire el gato negro y blanco."
If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? Give a reason why. "He was very hungry"
Imperfect tense/ Reason - Physical Description/conditions in the past are always imperfect conjugations
Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite
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[nosotros] tocamos
Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
[nosotros] queríamos.
What is "sometimes" in spanish?
algunas veces
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? Give a reason why. "I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang". (Two verbs and two reasons)
First: Imprefect tense/ Reason - ongoing action in the past (-ing)
Second: Preterite tense/ Reason - Interruption of an ongoing action, sequence of event
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
Note: llegar is an irregular verb...
[yo] llegué
Conjugate ser in the tú form in the imperfect tense
eras.
What is "all of a sudden" in Spanish?
de repente.