Preterite vs. Imperfect Translations
¿Cómo se dice en español? The dog drank the water.
El perro bebió el agua.
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 in the imperfect
hablaban
¿Cómo se dice en español? yesterday
ayer
¿Cómo se dice en español? 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 if I liked scary movies.
Preterite tense
Conjugate ser in the yo form in preterite
fui
Conjugate saber in the yo from in the imperfect
sabía
Which tense is used to express emotions, feelings and thoughts in the past?
the imperfect
¿Cómo se dice en español? I went to the park on Monday.
Yo fui al parque el lunes.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish, would be preterite or imperfect? I went to the party on Sunday.
Preterite tense
Conjugate servirse in the él,ella, usted from in the preterite
se sirvió
Conjugate mirar in the tú from in the imperfect
mirabas
Translate:
It was raining when I arrived.
Llovía cuando llegué.
¿Cómo se dice en español? I was looking at the dog while he ate the food.
Yo miraba el perro mientras comía la comida.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish, would it be preterite or imperfect? He was very hungry.
Imperfect tense
Conjugate tocar in the nosotros form in the preterite
tocamos
Conjugate querer in the nosotros from in the imperfect
queríamos
¿Cómo se expresa la idea de...? An action began and was completed in the past
by using a preterite verb
¿Cómo se dice en español? When she was six she lived in Atlanta.
Cuando tenía seis ella vivía en Atlanta.
If you were to translate this sentence to Spanish would it be preterite or imperfect? Talk about both verbs. I was eating a banana and then my cell phone rang.
Imperfect tense, then preterite
Conjugate llegar in the yo form in preterite
llegué
Conjugate ver in the tú form in the imperfect
veías
¿Cómo se expresa la idea de...? "used to"
by using an imperfect tense verb