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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 "He was very happy."

What is "Él estaba muy felíz."

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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 baseball.

What is imperfect tense Reason - Key words used to

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Conjuagte abrir in the yo form in the preterite
What is abrí.
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Conjugate hablar in the ellos, ellas, ustededs form in the imperfect tense
What is hablaban.
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What is the word for yesterday in spanish?
What is ayer.
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Translate into spanish I used to play baseball when I was a child.

What is "yo jugaba al beísbol cuando era niño/a."

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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
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Conjuagte ser in the yo form in the preterite
What is fui
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Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imprefect tense
What is sabía.
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How do you say never in spanish?
What is nunca.
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Translate into spanish "The cat drank milk."

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. My mom asked me if I like scary movies.
What is Preterite tense Reason - Completed action
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Conjugate tener in the el, ella form

What is tuvo

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Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is mirabas
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How do you say last week in spanish?
What is semana pasada.
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Translate into spanish My family and I went to Costa Rica last summer.

What is "Mi familia y yo fuimos a Costa Rica el verano pasado."

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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 ver in the nosotros form in the preterite

What is vimos

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Conjugate querer in the nosotros form in the imperfect tense
What is queiríamos.
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What does a menudo mean in spanish?

What is "often."

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Translate into spanish When he was 5 he lived in New York
What is Cuando él tenía cinco años vivió en Nueva York
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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. I was eating a quesadilla 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

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Conjugate decir in the tu form in the preterite

What is "dijiste"

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Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect tense
What is veías.
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Give a word in Spanish that indicates the preterite and a word in Spanish that indicates the imperfect.

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