Present tense
We practice (practicar)
Practicamos
I worked (trabajar)
Trabajé
They used to live (vivir)
Vivían
She has bought (comprar)
Ha comprado
Which of these translates to "She arrived?"
llega, llegó, llegaba, ha llegado
Llegó (preterit tense)
You open (abrir)
Abres
They received (recibir)
Recibieron
I used to swim (nadar)
Nadaba
We have eaten (comer)
Hemos comido
Which of these translates to "We have learned?"
Aprendemos, Aprendimos, Aprendíamos, Hemos aprendido
He closes (*cerrar)
Cierra
She heard (*oír)
Oyó
We used to visit (visitar)
Visitábamos
They have lived (vivir)
Han vivido
Which of these translates to "I used to play OR I was playing?"
Juego, Jugué, Jugaba, He jugado
Jugaba (imperfect tense)
I leave (*salir)
Salgo
I paid (*pagar)
You were/used to be (**ser)
Eras
Have you made..? (**hacer)
Has hecho
When writing or telling a story, which past tense should be used to set the scene, describe characters and give background information?
Preterit or Imperfect?
Imperfect (-aba, -ía)
They are (**ser, **estar)
Write the forms of BOTH verbs.
Son, Están
You said (**decir)
Dijiste
He used to go/was going (**ir)
Iba
I have broken (**romper)
He roto
The verbs "ser" (to be) and "ir" (to go) are almost always irregular. However, they are NOT irregular in which of these tenses?
Present, Preterit, Imperfect, or Present Perfect