Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
Translate into Spanish : The dog used to drink milk.
El perro bebía/tomaba leche
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. ("they were talking")
Hablaban
The word for always in Spanish.
Siempre
Translate to Spanish: I have eaten.
(Yo) he comido.
Translate to Spanish: I used to play soccer.
Yo jugaba al fútbol.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: My mom asked me a question.
Preterite tense
Conjugate "ser" in the yo form in preterite
Fui
Conjugate "saber" in the tú form in the imperfect. ("you knew")
Sabías
Last night in Spanish
Anoche
Translate to Spanish: They have studied.
(Ellos) han estudiado.
Translate to Spanish: I went to the park yesterda.
Yo fui al parque ayer.
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
Last week in Spanish
La semana pasada
To form the present perfect tense, you need the verb haber + what?
a past participle
Translate to Spanish : I used to live in México.
Yo vivía en México.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect: He was very hungry.
Imperfect tense
Conjugate "tener" in the él, ella, usted from in the preterite
tuvo
Conjugate "querer" in the nosotros from in the imperfect
Queríamos
What does una vez mean in Spanish?
"Once" (or "one time")
Translate to Spanish: He has died (irregular)
(Él) ha muerto.
Translate to Spanish: Last month, I visited Spain with my familia.
El mes pasado, yo viajé a España con mi familia.
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
Conjugate "poder" in the él/ella form in the preterite.
"He/she could"
Pudo
Conjugate "ver" in the nosotros form in the imperfect
Veíamos
How do you say "never" in Spanish?
nunca
Translate to Spanish: We have written. (irregular)
(Nosotros) hemos escrito.
Translate to Spanish: Suddenly he fell to the ground.
De repente (se) cayó al suelo.
The word "mientras" would be followed by which tense: preterite or imperfect?
imperfect
Conjugate "traer" (to bring) in the él/ella/Ud. form.
trajo
Conjugate the verb IR in the nosotros form of the imperfect ("we were going").
íbamos
What does de vez en cuando mean in Spanish?
Once in a while
Translate to Spanish: I have seen. (irregular)
(Yo) he visto.