Preterite V.S. Imperfect

Preterite

100

Conjugate Hablar in the yo form

hablé

200

Conjugate comer in the tu form

comiste

300

Conjugate correr in the third person plural form

corrieron

400

Conjugate nadar in el/ella/Ud.  form

nadó

500

Caminamos is this form of the verb caminar

Preterite nosotros form

Imperfect

100

Conjugate jugar in yo form

jugaba

200

Conjugate tener in the tu form

tenías

300

Conjugate hacer in the third person plural

hacían

400

Conjugate vivir in the nosotros form

vivíamos

500

conjugate desayunar in the nosotros form

desayunábamos

Irregulars

100

Conjugate tener in the preterite yo form

tuve

200

Conjugate tener in the third person singular form

tuvo

300

Conjugate estar in the preterite nosotros form

estuvamos

400

conjugate ir in the imperfect ellos form

iban

500

conjugate ver in the imperfect el/ella/Ud. form

veía

Translations

100

Translate: "i used to speak spanish".

Hablaba espanol. 

200

Translate "we ate yesterday" in spanish

Comimos ayer

300

Translate " Ella nadaba en lunes" in english

She used to swim on mondays

400

Translate "you used to have a dog"

"Tú tenía un perro"

500

Translate "many times, i would go to the park" in spanish

muchas veces, iba al parque

True/ False Rules

100

the preterite tense is used to show that events began or were completed in the past

true

200

the preterite tense does not describe past actions as a completed whole

false, the preterite tense DOES describe past actions as a completed whole

300

the imperfect tense describes the way things were, what use to happen or what was going on

true

400

the imperfect tense has only three irregular verbs

true

500

there are no irregular verbs in the preterite tense

false, there are 10