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El imperfecto
Imp or Pret
Imperfect Uses
Pretérito
Wildcard
100
These are the regular AR endings in the imperfect
What is aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban
100
I used to speak spanish
What is imperfect?
100
Marta era alta y bonita.
Appearance.
100
These are the regular AR preterit endings.
What is é, aste, ó, amos, aron?
100
true or false. Imperfect tense is used to discuss actions that do not have a specific time period.
What is true?
200
These are the regular ER & IR endings
What is ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
200
I went to the mall last week
What is preterit?
200
Tenía trece años.
Age
200
These are the regular ER & IR endings in the preterit.
What are í, iste, ió, imos, ieron?
200
true or false. Ayer is an imperfect trigger word.
What is false
300
These are the three irregular verbs in the imperfect.
What is Ser, Ver and Ir
300
I was studying for the test.
What is imperfect?
300
Hacía bastante frío.
Weather
300
CAR, GAR, ZAR verbs are irregular when the subject is this...
What is yo or I?
300
True or False. The preterit has been called "the descriptive" past tense
What is false?
400
We used to dance
What is bailábamos?
400
She talked to her mom yesterday
What is preterit?
400
Me gustaban las fiestas.
Attitudes and Desires.
400
True or False. Ser & Ir have the same conjugations in the preterit.
What is True? fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
400
There are the five situations where, unless a very specific time is specified, you always use imperfect to describe past events. Name three.
What are time, date, weather, age, characteristics, emotions/opinions?
500
We used to go in Spanish.
What is íbamos?
500
It was raining when I drove home.
What is both. The first is imperfect and the second is preterit.
500
Estaba muy contenta.
Emotional States
500
Conjugate any of the three UV verbs (estar, andar, tener)
What are: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron
500
Translate: When I was a boy, I used to spend time with my family..
What is Cuando era un niño, pasaba tiempo con mi familia?