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Preterite or Imperfect?
El Imperfecto
El Pretérito
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100
Would we use the preterite or the imperfect: It was 2:00 in the afternoon.
El imperfecto
100
Conjugate to the imperfect: bailar / yo
bailaba
100
Conjugate to the preterite: hablar / yo
hablé
100
I was 5 years old.
Yo tenía cinco años.
100

Last night

anoche
200

Preterite or Imperfect? I played volleyball last night.

Preterite

200

Conjugate to the imperfect: leer / ella

leía

200
Conjugate to the preterite: escribir / nosotros
escribimos
200
It was 6:00.
Eran las seis.
200
When
cuando
300

Preterite or Imperfect: When I was a kid, I used to watch cartoons on Saturdays. (2 verbs here...so you need 2 answers!)

Imperfect / Imperfect

300
Conjugate to the imperfect: trabajar / nosotros
trabajábamos
300
Conjugate to the preterite: leer / ellas
leyeron
300

I was walking when my mom fell.

(Yo) Caminaba cuando mi madre se cayó

300
The day before yesterda
anteayer
400
Preterite or Imperfect: It was noon when it started to rain. (2 verbs here...so you need 2 answers!)
Imperfect / Preterite
400

Conjugate to the imperfect: buscar/ Ustedes

buscaban

400
Conjugate to the preterite: jugar / yo
jugué
400

They were 24 years old when they got married (to marry = casarse)

Ellos tenían veinticuatro años cuando se casaron.

400
Every winter
Cada invierno o todos los inviernos
500
Preterite or Imperfect: I was 12 years old when we adopted our dog, Fido. (2 verbs here...so you need 2 answers!)
Imperfect / Preterite
500

Conjugate to the imperfect: dormirse / tu

te dormían

500

Conjugate to the preterite: creer/ ella

creyó

500

We looked for the dog while we were running.

Buscamos el perro mientras corríamos.

500
While
mientras