Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Reasons To use Past Preterite and Imperfect
Preterite Conjugations
Imperfect Conjugations
Vocabulary
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Translate into Spanish: The cat drank milk.

What is: El gato bebió la leche.

100

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

100

Conjuagte 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: I used to play baseball

What is: Yo jugaba al béisbol.

200

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 imperfect tense.

What is sabía.

200

How do you say never in Spanish?

What is nunca.

300

Translate into Spanish: I went to the movies Monday.

What is: Yo fui al cine el lunes.

300

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.

300

Conjugate servir in the él, ella, usted form in the preterite.

What is se sirvió.

300

Conjugate mirar in the form in the imperfect tense.

What is: mirabas.

300

How do you say last week in Spanish?

What is semana pasada.

400

Translate into Spanish: I saw the cat eat the food.

What is: Yo vi el gato comer la comida.

400

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.

400

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 he was 5 he lived in New York.

What is: Cuando tenía 5 años vivía 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 Preterite tense Reason - Interruption
500

Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite.

What is: llegué.

500

Conjugate ver in the form in the imperfect tense.

What is veías.

500

What does de usualmente mean in English?

What is usually.