Preterite
The correct preterite form of the regular verb viajar (to travel) for the subject Ellos (They) is...
Viajaron
The correct imperfect form for the subject Yo (I) is... (hablar)
hablaba
Which tense, Preterite or Imperfect, is used to talk about actions that were habitual or repeated in the past (i.e., "used to")?
Imperfect
The correct present tense form of the verb ser for the subject Nosotros (We) is...
Somos
¿Quién es el joven (young man) que trabaja en la bodega y ama a Vanessa?
Usnavi
You ate pizza last night. The preterite form of the regular verb comer (to eat) for the subject Tú (You) is...
Comiste
Conjugate the regular verb cantar (to sing) in the imperfect tense for the subject Nosotros (We).
cantábamos
Which past tense would you use for a sentence containing the trigger word ayer (yesterday), as in Ayer yo ___ un café (I drank a coffee yesterday)?
preterite - bebí
The correct present tense form of the verb estar (to be) for the subject Ellos and Ellas (They) is...
están
¿Cómo se llama el barrio (neighborhood) de Nueva York donde viven Usnavi, Vanessa y Nina?
Washington Heights
The verb buscar (to look for) is a "car-gar-zar" verb. The preterite form of this verb for the subject Yo (I) changes the spelling to...
busqué
The verb ser (to be) is one of the three totally irregular verbs in the imperfect tense. The correct conjugation for the subject Ellos (They) is...
eran
In the sentence, Yo leía el libro cuando el teléfono sonó, the verb sonó (it rang) is in the Preterite tense because it represents the action that did what to the ongoing action of reading?
It interrupted the action.
Which verb, ser or estar, is always used to state what someone is (their identity, profession, or nationality)?
ser
¿Qué compró el padre de Nina, Kevin, para ayudar a su hija a estudiar en Stanford el año pasado?
Vendió su negocio
The irregular verb pedir (to ask for/order) changes its stem only in the third-person forms of the preterite. The correct conjugation for the subject Ella (She) is...
pidió
What mnemonic do we use for imperfect?
CHEATED
WATERS
DARTS
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb TENER (to have). Cuando mi hermano ___ (él) cuatro años, le regalé un tren. (When my brother was four years old, I gave him a train.)
tenía (Imperfect)
Choose the correct conjugation for the temporary condition in this sentence: Mi coche no ___ aquí porque ___ roto. (My car is not here because it is broken.)
está, está
En la canción, Usnavi soñaba (Imperfecto) con volver a la República Dominicana. ¿Qué decidió hacer al final de la película?
Decidió quedarse y reconstruir el barrio.
This totally irregular verb means "to go" or "to be" and has the exact same preterite form for all subjects. The preterite form of Ir (to go) for the subject Nosotros (We) is...
fuimos
Conjugate the regular verb vivir (to live) in the imperfect tense for the subject Ella (She).
vivía
Complete the following sentence by conjugating the verb in parentheses in the correct tense (Preterite or Imperfect):
Mientras mi hermana (mirar) la televisión, mi perro (comer) mi tarea. (While my sister was watching television, my dog ate my homework.)
miraba, comió
The phrase "ser listo" means "to be smart," but the phrase "estar listo" means...
to be ready
¿La peluquería (salon) no era solo para cortar o diseñar pelo sino también para que?
Chisme