Preterite vs. Imperfect (ELDB)

Preterite

100

Conjugate "hablar" in the yo form.

hablé

200

Conjugate "comer" in the tú form

comiste

300

Conjugate "correr" for ellas.

corrieron

400

Conjugate "nadar" for él.

nadó

500

Conjugate caminar in the vosotros form

caminasteis

Imperfect

100

Conjugate jugar in yo form

jugaba

200

Conjugate "tener" in the tú form.

tenías

300

Conjugate "hacer" for ustedes.

hacían

400

Conjugate "vivir" in the nosotros form.

vivíamos

500

Conjugate desayunar in the vosotros form.

desayunabais

Irregulars

100

Conjugate "querer" in the preterite yo form.

quise

200

Conjugate "venir" in the preterite in the "él/ella/usted" form.

vino

300

Conjugate "seguir" in the preterite ellos/ellas/ustedes form.

siguieron

400

Conjugate "ir" in the imperfect nosotros form.

íbamos

500

Conjugate "ver" in imperfect for "usted".

veía

Translations

100

Translate: Yesterday, I ate chocolate.

Ayer, comí chocolate.

200

I was smart.

Era inteligente.

300

Translate: I went to the restaurant.

Yo fui al restaurante.

400

Translate: "You had a dog."

Tenías un perro.

500

Translate "Every day, I would go to the park." into Spanish.

Todos los días, yo iba al parque.

True/ False Rules

100

the preterite tense is used to show that events began or were completed in the past

true

200

The preterite tense does not describe completed actions.

False, the preterite tense DOES describe past completed actions.

300

"Decir" and "traer" use an -eron ending instead of an "-ieron" ending in the preterite.

True.

400

the imperfect tense has only three irregular verbs

true

500

Which three verbs have total preterite stem changes that contain "uv"?

Andar, estar, tener