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Cierto o Falso: The imperfect is used to talk about completed events in the past tense

Falso

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I used to go on vacation
Yo iba de vacaciones
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Susana y Ana ____ mucho por teléfono. (hablar)
hablaban
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She used to see me every day
Ella me veía todos los días Also correct - but less common: Ella veía a mí todos los días
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The imperfect is a ____ tense in Spanish.
past
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Give a reason to use the imperfect

telling time in the past describing age in the past habits / habitual actions in the past description in the past

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Carlos was looking at the book

Carlos mirarba el libro

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____ una casa roja en mi barrio. (haber)
había
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You all used to eat in the restaurant

Uds. comian en el restaurante.

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cierto o falso: There are no stem changers in the imperfect tense.
Cierto
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Which form of querer would you use to say you refuse?

preterit

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You all were visiting the city

Vistaban la ciudad

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¿Tú ___ la leche de niño? (beber)
bebías
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I used to put on sandals in the summer
Yo me ponía las sandalias en el verano
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Name the 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect tense.
ir - used to go ser - used to be ver - used to see
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which form of saber would you use to say you knew something

imperfect

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Did you (informal) used to go to bed at 7pm?
¿Tú te acostabas a las siete de la noche?
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Los niños ____ temprano todos los días. (despertarse)
se despertaban
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They used to study Spanish

Ellos estudiaban espanol

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Answer: ¿Qué hacías de niño?

What did you used to do as a child? Answers will vary - Ex: Yo montaba en bici

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which form of conocer would you use to say you met someone

preterit

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We used to be friendly.
Nosotros éramos simpáticos.
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Mis hermanos y yo ____ a nuestros abuelos mucho. (ver)
veíamos
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We were shopping in the market

Nosotros comprabamos en el mercado

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Answer: ¿Cómo eras de niño?
What were you like as a child (description)? Answers will very - Ex: Yo era muy honesto.