Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Past preterite or Imperfect?
Preterite conjugations
Imperfect conjugations
Vocabulary
100

Translate into Spanish : The dog drank water.

El perro bebió agua.

100

If you were to translate this sentence into Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: I used to play.

Imperfect Tense

100

Conjugate abrir in the yo form in the preterite.

 abrí

100

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

hablaban

100

The word for yesterday in Spanish

 ayer

200

Translate to Spanish: I used to play soccer.

 Yo jugaba al futbol.

200

If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: My mom asked me if I like scary movies.

preterite tense

200

Conjugate ser in the yo form in preterite

 fui

200

Conjugate saber in the yo form in the imperfect

sabía

200

last night in Spanish

anoche

300

Translate to Spanish: I went to the park Monday.

 Yo fui al parque el lunes.

300

If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would be preterite or imperfect: I went to the party Sunday.

Preterite tense

300

Conjugate servir in the el,ella, usted from in the preterite

 sirvió

300

Conjugate mirar in the tú form in the imperfect

mirabas

300

Last week in Spanish

la semana pasada

400

Translate to Spanish : I saw the dog eat the food.

 Yo vi al perro comerse la comida.

400

If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: He was very hungry.

 Imperfect tense

400

Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite

 tocamos

400

Conjugate querer in the nosotros from in the imperfect

queríamos

400

what does "cada noche" mean in Spanish?

Every night
500

Translate to Spanish : When she was six she lived in Atlanta.

Cuando tenía seis años ella vivía en Atlanta.

500

If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: I was eating a banana while I was walking on the beach

Imperfect tense

500

Conjugate conducir in the nosotros form in preterite

Condujimos

500

Conjugate ver in the nosotros form in the imperfect

vimos

500

what does "a menudo" mean in spanish ?

 often