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? Give reasoning as to why. "I used to play."
What is imperfect tense
Reason - "used to", non-specific time frame in the past
Conjuagte abrir (to open) 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.
Translate into Spanish: "I used to play baseball."
What is "Yo jugaba al beísbol."
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? Why? "I went to the party on Sunday."
What is preterite tense, because event completed in past at a certain time
Conjuagte ser (to be) in the yo form in the preterite
What is fui
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imperfect tense
What is sabía.
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? Why? "My mom asked me if I like scary movies."
What is preterite tense, because it's a completed action
Conjugate sacar (to take) in yo form in the preterite
What is saque
Translate into Spanish: "I saw the cat eat the food."
What is "Yo vi el gato comió la comida."
If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? Why?
"He was very hungry."
What is imperfect tense, because this is a description in the past
Conjugate tocar (to touch/play an instrument) 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/ sometimes.
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? Why? I was eating dinner when my cell phone rang. (Two verbs and two reasons)
Verb 1: Imperfect (action in progress in the past)
Verb 2: Preterite (interrupting action in progress)
Conjugate llegar (to arrive) 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 de repente mean?
What is suddenly