Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Translate into Spanish : I used to play soccer
Yo jugaba fútbol
If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: I used to play.
Imperfect Tense
Conjugate "abrir" in the yo form in the preterite.
Abrí
Conjugate "hablar" in the ellos/ellas/ustedes form of the imperfect.
Hablaban
The word for never in Spanish
nunca
Translate to Spanish: Yesterday, I went to the park.
Ayer, yo fui al parque.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: My mom asked me yesterday if I liked scary movies.
Preterite tense
Conjugate "ser" in the yo form in preterite
Fui
Conjugate "saber" in the yo form in the imperfect.
Sabía
Last night in Spanish
Anoche
Translate to Spanish: Every summer we would go to the beach
Cada verano íbamos a la playa
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would be preterite or imperfect: I went to the party Sunday.
Preterite tense
Conjugate "estar" in the tú form of the preterite tense.
Estuviste
Conjugate "mirar" in the tú form in the imperfect
Mirabas
sometimes in Spanish
a veces
Translate to Spanish : I wanted to study Spanish.
Yo quería estudiar español.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: He was very hungry.
Imperfect tense
Conjugate "servir" in the el,ella, usted from in the preterite
Sirvió
Conjugate "querer" in the nosotros from in the imperfect
Queríamos
What does siempre mean in Spanish?
Translate to Spanish: It was raining last night.
Estaba lloviendo anoche.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: I knew the answer to the question.
Imperfect tense
Conjugate "saber" in the él/ella form in the preterite.
supo
Conjugate "ver" in the nosotros form in the imperfect
Veíamos
What does anteayer mean in spanish ?
the day before yesterday