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Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Reasons To use Past Preterite and Imperfect
Preterite Conjugations
Imperfect Conjugations
Vocabulary
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Translate into Spanish:  El gato drank la leche.

What is: el gato bebió la leche?

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If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? And give a reason why: I used to play
What is imperfect tense? Reason - Key words used to
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Conjugate abrir in the yo form in the preterite
What is abrí?
100
Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustedes form in the imperfect tense
What is hablaban?
100
What is the word for yesterday in Spanish?
What is ayer?
200

Translate into Spanish: Yo used to play beísbol.

What is: yo jugaba al beísbol?

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If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? And give a reason why: I went to the party Sunday.
What is Preterite tense? Reason - Event completed in past at a certain time
200
Conjuagte ser in the yo form in the preterite
What is fui?
200
Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense
What is sabía?
200
How do you say never in Spanish?
What is nunca?
300

Translate into Spanish: I went al cine el lunes.

What is: yo fui al cine el lunes?

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If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? And give a reason why: My mom asked me if I like scary movies.
What is Preterite tense? Reason - Completed action
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Conjugate servir in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite
What is se sirvió?
300
Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is mirabas?
300
How do you say last week in Spanish?
What is la semana pasada?
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Translate into Spanish:  Yp saw el gato comió la comida.

What is: Yo vi el gato comió la comida?

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If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? And then give a reason why: He was very hungry.
What is Imperfect tense? Reason - Physical Description
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Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite
What is tocamos?
400
Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
What is queríamos?
400
What does de vez en cuando mean in English?
What is from time to time?
500

Translate into Spanish: When él was cinco años vivió en Nueva York.

What is: Cuando él tenía cinco años vivió en Nueva York?

500
If you were to translate this sentence into spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? And then give a reason why: I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang. (Two verbs and two reasons)
What is Imprefect tense? Reason - key ending -ing 2nd verb What is Preterite tense? Reason - Interruption
500
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite
What is llegué?
500
Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is veías?
500
What does de comtumbre mean in English?
What is as usual?