El Imperfecto
Preterite vs Imperfect
Reciprocal Actions
Indirect Object Pronouns
Random Trivia
100

When do we use the imperfect tense? 

When something in the PAST falls into the category of habit/unfinished action.

100

When do we use the imperfect?

Something in the past was a habit or  unfinished action / has no specified start/end time

100

What is a reciprocal action? 

"to each other"

100

What is the indirect object of a sentence? 

To whom or for whom an action is completed. 

100

What was the name of the Grinch's dog? 

Max

200

Which two types of verbs have the same endings in the imperfect?

-er / -ir

200

When do we use the preterite? 

When something in the past is over and done with / has a specified start and end time

200

Which two reflexive pronouns do we use to show a reciprocal action? 

se / nos

200

What are the IDO Pronouns? 

Me     Nos

Te      Les

Le      Les

200

How many innings are in a professional game of baseball? 

9

300

Conjugate HABLAR in the imperfect tense

hablaba            hablábamos

hablabas           hablaban

hablaba             hablaban

300

Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUGATION of the verb. 


La casa de mis abuelos _________ (ser) enorme.

era

300

Give me an example of a reciprocal action IN A SENTENCE

vary

Los novios se abrazaban y se besaban.


300

Write a sentence using an indirect object pronoun? 

vary

300

What is the name of the baboon in the Lion King? 

Rafiki
400

Which three verbs are IRREGULAR in the imperfect tense? 

ir, ser, ver

400

Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUGATION of the verb.


________ (hablar) con mi hermana ayer.

Hablé

400

What are THREE English examples of reciprocal actions? 

hugging each other

kissing each other

shaking each other's hands

_________ (to) each other

400

Where can an indirect object be placed? 

There are 2 places, you need ONE

Before the conjugated verb

attached to the infinitive

400

In what year did women gain the right to vote? 

1920

500

Conjguate VER and SER in the imperfect tense. 


YOU NEED TO DO BOTH!!

veía / era               veímos / éramos

veías / eras            veían / eran

veía / era               veían / eran

500

What is ONE of the situations where you would use the imperfect tense? 

- to describe people, places and situations

- to talk about a past action or situation where no beginning or end is specified

- to describe the situation or background information when something else happened or interrupted the ongoing action

500

What are TWO Spanish reciprocal actions? 

se besaban

se casaron

se abrazaban

nos dábamos

nos saludábamos

500

What are the ENGLISH IDO Pronouns

to/for me          to/for us

to/for you         to/for them

to/for him/her/it      to/for them

500

In 1986 the challenger blew up. 

What was the challenger? 

A rocket ship