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Preterite Conjugations
Imperfect Conjugations
Key Words/Phrases
Preterite or Imperfect?
Preterite or Imperfect?
100
Conjugate the verb "abrir" in all 5 forms in the preterite tense.
Abri (accent over the "i") Abriste Abrio (accent over the "o") Abrimos Abrieron
100
List the endings for "-ar" and "-er / -ir" verbs in the imperfect.
-ar: aba, abas, aba, abamos (accent over the "a"), aban -er/-ir: ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian (accent over the "i" in all forms)
100
What does "ayer" mean? Is it used with the preterite or imperfect?
Yesterday; preterite
100
Mis amigos y yo __________ (jugar) beisbol cada dia despues de la escuela. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
Jugabamos (accent over the first "a"); cada dia/habitual action
100
_________ (ser) al centro comercial la semana pasada con mis amigos. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
Fui; la semana pasada/specific time/completed action
200
Conjugate the verb "hablar" in all 5 forms in the preterite.
Hable (accent over the "e") Hablaste Hablo (accent over the "o") Hablamos Hablaron
200
Conjugate the verb "jugar" in all 5 forms in the imperfect.
Jugaba Jugabas Jugaba Jugabamos (acccent over the first "a") Jugaban
200
What does "el otro dia" mean? Is it used with the imperfect or the preterite?
The other day; preterite
200
Yo _________ (estudiar) anoche por 3 horas. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
Estudie (accent over the last "e"); anoche/3 horas/specific time period
200
Mi hermano _____ __________ (dormirse) a las 8:30. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
se durmio (accent over the "o"); a las 8:30/specific time/completed action
300
Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar change in the ______ form. Also, tell what the endings change to. -car -> _______ -gar -> _______ -zar -> _______
"yo" form; que, gue, ce (accent over the "e" in all forms)
300
Conjugate the verb "vivir" in all 5 forms in the imperfect.
Vivia Vivias Vivia Viviamos Vivian **(accent over the second "i" in all 5 forms)
300
What does "muchas veces" mean? Is it used with the imperfect or the preterite?
A lot of times/many times; imperfect
300
_________ (ser) las 4:00 de la manana. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
Eran; telling time
300
_________ (Llover) mucho en Hawaii. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
Llovia (accent over the "i"); weather
400
Irregular Preterite Verbs: Write the stem for the following verbs in the preterite tense: Poder -> _______ Poner -> _______ Saber -> _______ Estar -> _______ Tener -> _______ Querer -> _______ Conjugate "saber" in all 5 forms in the preterite.
Poder -> pud Saber -> sup Tener -> tuv Querer -> quis Poner -> pus Estar -> estuv Saber: supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron
400
List the 3 irregular imperfect verbs and what they mean in English.
Ver -> to see Ir -> to go Ser -> to be
400
How do you say "last year" in Spanish? Is it used with the imperfect or the preterite?
El ano pasado; preterite
400
Yo ________ (leer) cuando yo _____ __________ (acostarse). Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
leia (accent over the "i"); ongoing action me acoste (accent over the "e"); interrupter
400
Yo __________ (tener) dos anos cuando __________ (aprender) a hablar. Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
tenia (accent over the "i"); telling age aprendi (accent over the "i"); cuando/completed action
500
What does "ir" mean? What does "ser" mean? Conjugate the verbs.
Ir -> to go Ser -> to be Conjugations: Fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
500
Conjugate out ALL THREE of the irregular verbs in all 5 tenses in the imperfect.
Ver: veia, veias, veia, veiamos, veian (accent over the "i" in all forms) Ir: iba, ibas, iba, ibamos (accent over the "i"), iban Ser: era, eras, era, eramos (accent over the "e"), eran
500
How do you say "as a child" in Spanish? Is it used with the imperfect or the preterite?
De nino(a); imperfect
500
Mis amigos y yo _________ (mirar) la tele mientras mi mama _________ (cocinar). Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to the imperfect or the preterite and EXPLAIN WHY.
mirabamos (accent over the first "a") cocinaba simultaneous actions; mientras
500
Una vez, mi hermana y yo _________ (decir) una mentira a nuestros padres.
dijimos; una vez/completed action