Pretérito
Conjugate in †he PRETERITE
Nosotros/tener
Nosotros tuvimos
Conjugate:
Yo/comer
Yo comía
Translate:
this is the tense for repeated past actions
what is: Imperfect
Imperfect vs Preterite: (identify and conjugate)
Yo ____ (estar) triste.
estaba (imperfect)
Translate:
They slept (dormir)
durmieron
Conjugate:
Tú/ir
Tú fuiste
Conjugate:
Ella/jugar
Ella jugaba
De Repente is used with this tense.
WHAT IS: PRETERITE
Imperfect vs Preterite: (identify and conjugate)
Cuando yo _____ (ser) niño siempre ______ (jugar) el fútbol.
era (imperfect)
jugaba (imperfect)
Conjugate:
They saw (imperfect)
ellos veían
Conjugate:
Juan/hacer
Juan hizo
Conjugate:
Ellos/hablar
Ellos hablaban
imperfect
Imperfect vs Preterite: (identify and conjugate)
Ayer, nosotros 1. _____ (comprar) los pantalones.
1. compramos
Ellos le daban un regalo (a gift) a su abuela cada Navidad.
They gave their grandma a gift every Christmas
Conjugate:
Yo/pescar
Yo pesqué
Conjugate:
Tú/ir
Tú ibas
This is the tense to use when you did something several times between 5-8 pm yesterday
what is: preterite
Imperfect vs Preterite: (identify and conjugate)
Anoche mi mamá nos _______ (servir) la cena. _____ (ser) muy deliciosa
sirvió (pretérito); era (imperfecto)
When I was three years old, I lived in Guatemala
Cuando tenía tres años, vivía en Guatemala
Conjugate:
Isabel y Camila/leer
Ellas leyeron
Conjugate:
Nosotros/ser
Nosotros éramos
This is the tense to use when the person talking is telling you a story about last weekend but focuses on the fact that it's over, leading you to understand that he/she doesn't wish to discuss details nor elaborate.
what is: The preterite tense
Imperfect vs Preterite: (identify and conjugate)
Yo 1. _____ (andar) en el supermercado cuando mis amigos me 2. _____ (ver).
1. andaba (imperfect)
2. vieron (preterite)
1. Yo jugaba en el parque cuando mi hermana gritó (to yell).
I was playing in the park when my sister screamed