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
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Would this sentence in Spanish be preterite or imperfect? (give a reason) "I used to play"

What is imperfect tense Reason - Key words used to 'repetitive action'

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Conjuagte abrir in the yo form in the preterite
What is abrí.
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Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustededs form in the imperfect tense
What is hablaban.
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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 beísbol

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Would this sentence in Spanish be preterite or imperfect? (give a reason) "I went to the party sunday."

What is Preterite tense Reason - Event completed in past at a certain time

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Conjuagte ser in the yo form in the preterite
What is fui
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Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense
What is sabía.
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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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Would this sentence in Spanish be preterite or imperfect? (give a reason). My mom asked me if I like scary movies.

What is Preterite tense Reason - Completed action

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Conjugate servir in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite
What is se sirvió
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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 the cat eat the food
What is Yo vi el gato comió la comida
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Would this sentence in Spanish be preterite or imperfect? (give a reason) He was very hungry.

What is Imperfect tense Reason - Physical Description of a feeling

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Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite
What is tocamos
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Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense

What is queríamos.

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What does de vez en cuando mean in spanish?
What is from time to time.
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Translate into spanish When he was 5 he lived in New York
What is Cuando él tenía cinco años vivió en Nueva York
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Would this sentence in Spanish be preterite or imperfect? (give a reason). I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang. (Two verbs and two reasons)

What is Imprefect tense Reason - key ending -ing 2nd verb Preterite tense Reason - Interruption

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Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
What is llegué
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Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is veías.
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What does de comtumbre mean in english?
What is as usual.
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