J.U.I.C.E
Imperfect
Pret or Imp?
General Rules
Translation
100
These two letter categories of JUICE share the exact same endings.
What are U and I verbs?
100
This is the symbol for representing something occurring in the imperfect tense on a timeline.
What is a squiggly line (hovering over timeline)?
100
Yo ____________ a mi esposo en 2010. (conocer) GIVE TENSE AND CONJUGATION
What is preterite; conocí
100
Frequency words often indicate this tense when talking about the past.
What is the imperfect?
100
Ella se quejó
What is "she complained"
200
This kind of verbs changes from i>y in the ending for the 3rd person in the preterite.
What are "yodels"?
200
These two subjects share the same endings in the preterite.
What are the "yo" and "el, ella, Ud." forms?
200
Por muchos años, nosotros _______________ ir al Superbowl. (querer) GIVE TENSE AND CONJUGATION
What is imperfect;queríamos
200
When talking about weather, or "setting the stage", you use this tense
What is the imperfect?
200
Yo respiraba
What is "I breathed/used to breathe"
300
This is the new preterite root of "contener".
What is "contuv"?
300
This is a reason the imperfect is used instead of the preterite to talk about the past.
What is the action occurred repeatedly action had no specific beginning or ending time action occurred over extended period of time action set the scene for preterite action action dealt with feeling and mental actions
300
¿___________ tú esta mañana si hay un examen hoy? (saber) GIVE TENSE AND CONJUGATION
What is preterite; supiste
300
A tick on a timeline indicates that you would use this past tense.
What is the preterite?
300
Tomaste una pastilla.
What is "you took a pill"?
400
This is the preterite root of "hacer" in the 3rd person singular.
What is "hiz"
400
These are the only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect tense.
What are "ser", "ir", and "ver"?
400
___________ frío cuando salimos para la fiesta. (hacer)
What is imperfect;hacía GIVE TENSE AND CONJUGATION
400
This VERB in this TENSE means "attempted to"
What is QUERER in the PRETERITE?
400
This translates to "we managed to"
What is "(nosotros) pudimos"?
500
This is the conjugation for "incluir" in the preterite for ellos.
What is "incluyeron"?
500
For -er/-ir verbs, this letter requires an accent in all of the conjugations in the imperfect.
What is "i"
500
Por un rato, mi madre ____________ carbohidratos simples (evitar). GIVE TENSE AND CONJUGATION
What is imperfect; evitaba
500
This VERB must be conjugated in this TENSE when talking about time in the past.
What is SER in the IMPERFECT?
500
Ustedes no quisieron ir a escuela ayer.
What is "you all refused to go to school yesterday"?