Preterite and Imperfect Jeopardy

Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations

100

Translate into Spanish. The cat drank milk.

What is el gato bebió la leche.

200

Translate into Spanish. I used to play baseball.

What is yo jugaba al beísbol.

300

Translate into Spanish. I went to the movies Monday.

What is yo fui al cine el lunes.

400

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

What is Yo vi el gato comer la comida

500

Translate into Spanish. When he was 5 he lived in New York.

What is Cuando él tenía cinco años vivió en Nueva York

Reasons To use Past Preterite and Imperfect

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

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

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

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

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

Preterite Conjugations

100

Conjuagte abrir in the yo form in the preterite

What is abrí.

200

Conjuagte ser in the yo form in the preterite

What is fui

300

Conjugate servir in the él, ella, Usted form in the preterite

What is sirvió

400

Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite

What is tocamos

500

Conjugate llegar in the yo form in the preterite

What is llegué

Imperfect Conjugations

100

Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustedes form in the imperfect tense

What is hablaban.

200

Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense

What is sabía.

300

Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense

What is mirabas

400

Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense

What is queríamos.

500

Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense

What is veías.

Vocabulary

100

What is the word for yesterday in Spanish?

What is ayer.

200

How do you say last month in Spanish?

What is mes pasado.

300

How do you say last week in Spanish?

What is semana pasada.

400

What does de vez en cuando mean in English?

What is from time to time.

500

What does de costumbre mean in English?

What is habit/custom.