Pretérito o Imperfecto #1
Miguel _____ (comer) un sándwich para el almuerzo.
comió
preterite: completed past action
Miguel ate a sandwich for lunch.
El fin de semana pasado, mi familia y yo _____ (comer) en un restaurante mexicano.
comimos
preterite: completed past action
Last weekend, my family and I ate at a Mexican restaurant.
Daniela, _____ (estudiar) mucho para la prueba.
estudia
Daniela, study a lot for the quiz.
Lola y Martín, _____ (lavar) los platos después de la cena.
laven
Lola and Martín, wash the dishes after dinner.
"Let's sing." (cantar)
cantemos
Cuando yo era niña, siempre _____ (tomar) clases de baile.
tomaba
imperfect: repeated past action
When I was a young girl, I used to take dance classes.
De joven, tú _____ (mirar) mucha televisión.
mirabas
imperfect: repeated past action
When you were young, you used to watch a lot of TV.
Ana, _____ (conducir - to drive) más lentamente.
conduce
Ana, drive more slowly / slower.
Rita y Nicolás, _____ (sacudir) los muebles en el comedor y la sala.
sacudan
Rita and Nicolás, dust the furniture in the dining room and living room.
"Let's rest." (descansar)
descansemos
Una vez, mis amigos y yo _____ (ir) a Chicago.
fuimos
preterite: completed past action
One time my friends and I went to Chicago.
**IR is totally irregular in the preterite: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
Yo _____ (leer) el libro por una hora anoche.
leí
preterite: completed past action
I read the book for an hour last night.
Carmen, _____ (poner) la mesa, por favor.
pon
**poner is one of the 8 irregular tú affirmative commands
Carmen, set the table please.
José y Juan Carlos, _____ (aprender) a jugar al ajedrez (chess). Es divertido.
aprendan
José and Juan Carlos, learn to play chess. It's fun.
"Let's begin." (empezar)
empecemos
**-zar verbs change z-->c in the Ud., Uds., and nosotros affirmative and negative commands as well as the tú negative commands.
**Because the nosotros form is OUTSIDE of the boot, their is NO stem change.
Mientras Javier _____ (limpiar) su dormitorio, él escuchaba música.
limpiaba
imperfect: action in progress
While Javier was cleaning his bedroom, he was listening to music.
David e Ignacio _____ (hacer) las camas rápidamente antes de salir para la escuela.
hicieron
preterite: completed past action
David and Ignacio made their beds quickly before leaving for school.
Fernando, _____ (dormir) más para no estar tan (so) cansado.
duerme
Fernando, sleep more so that you're not so tired.
Beto y Pablo, _____ (organizar) sus habitaciones.
organicen
Beto and Pablo, organize your bedrooms.
**-zar verbs change z-->c in the Ud., Uds., and nosotros affirmative and negative commands as well as the tú negative commands.
"Let's go!"
vamos
**ir has a totally irregular nosotros command!
Cuando tú _____ (tener) catorce años, (tú) _____ (empezar) a tocar el violín.
tenías, empezaste
imperfect: description in the past (age)
preterite: completed past action (specific, beginning action)
When you were fourteen years old, you began to play the violin.
_____ (hacer) mal tiempo pero Sara todavía (still) _____ (decidir - to decide) andar por el vecindario con su perro.
hacía, decidió
imperfect: description in the past (weather - no specific time period)
preterite: completed past action (the decision was made)
It was bad weather, but Sara still decided to talk a walk with her dog in the neighborhood.
Carlos, _____ (pedir) la ensalada. Es más saludable que una hamburguesa.
pide
Carlos, order the salad. It's healthier than a hamburger.
Elena y Yolanda, _____ (sacar) la basura, por favor.
saquen
Elena and Yolanda, take out the garbage, please.
**-car verbs change c-->qu in the Ud., Uds., and nosotros affirmative and negative commands as well as the tú negative commands.
"Let's read."
leamos