Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
My sister washed the dishes.
Mi hermana lavó los platos
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
I used to play tennis.
imperfect tense Reason - it was ongoing
Conjugate descansar for all subjects in the preterit
descansé, descansaste, descansó, descansamos, descansasteis, descansaron
Conjugate the verb estudiar in the imperfect tense for all subjects
estudiaba, estudiabas, estudiaba, estudiábamos, estudiabais, estudiaban
What is the word for yesterday in Spanish?
ayer
We used to wash the car.
Lavábamos el carro
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
I went to the party on Sunday.
Preterite tense Reason - Event happened once and was completed in the past at a certain time
Conjugate the verb abrir for all subjects in the preterit
abrí, abriste, abrió, abrimos, abristeis, abrieron
Conjugate the verb perder in the imperfect for all subjects
perdía, perdías, perdía, perdíamos, perdíais perdían
¿Cómo se dice “ganga” en inglés?
A bargain
You all vacuumed
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
My mom asked me if I like scary movies.
What is Preterite tense Reason - Completed action, 1 time
Conjugate ser/ir for all subjects in the preterit
fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
What are the 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect and their conjugations in the yo form?
ser- era, ir- iba, ver- veía
How do you say "cheap" in Spanish?
barato
We saw Kevin at the mall.
Vimos a Kevin en el centro comercial.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why? (Mention both verbs)
After running 10 miles, she was very hungry.
Running: Imperfect because it is an -ing verb
Hungry: Description of how the person is feeling
Conjugate the verb amenazar for all subjects in the preterit except vosotros
amenacé, amenazaste, amenazó, amenazamos, amenazasteis, amenazaron
¿Cómo se dice "When I was 5 years old" en español?
Cuando yo tenía cinco años...
¿Cómo se dice “planchar” en inglés?
to iron
De niña, yo bailaba todos los sábados.
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterit or imperfect and why?
I was eating dinner when my friends arrived.(Two verbs and two reasons)
Imperfect tense Reason - ongoing action (-ing)
Preterit tense Reason - arrived is a short, one-time action
¿Cómo se dice "What did you do yesterday" en español?
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
¿Cómo se dice "When I was a child" en español?
cuando yo era niño(a)...
How do you say "always" in Spanish?
siempre