1. The imperfect tense is used to
a)tell what one used to do
b)narrate the beginning or end of an action
c)narrate a series of actions
d)tell of a single occurrence
2. The preterite is used to
a)describe a scene
b)tell time of day and one's age
c)tell of a specific action
d)tell what was happening when an action occurred
3. Ayer _______ Juan un coche/carro/auto nuevo. (comprar)
a)acompraba
b)compró
c)compro
d)compría
4. Cuando yo era niño, siempre _________ al cine los sábados. (ir)
a)fui
b)iba
c)fue
d)vaba
5. Papá ________ a casa a las seis. (venir)
a)vino
b)vine
c)venía
d)venió
6. Cuando Carlos llegó al mercado, sus amigos ya _________ alli. (estar)
a)estaban
b)estuvían
c)estuvieron
d)están
7. Cuando tú ______________ en Mexico, eras buen estudiante. (vivir)
a)vivirías
b)vivabas
c)viviste
d)vivías
8. What color of shoes was he wearing? (llevar)
a)llevó
b)llevaba
c)era llevando
d)llevía
9. I told him the truth yesterday. (decir)
a)dijo
b)decía
c)decí
d)dije
10. They used to leave home early. (salir)
a)salían
b)salió
c)saliban
d)salieron
11. We were good friends. (ser)
a)éramos
b)estábamos
c)eran
d)íbamos
12. Did you (tú) study for the test? (estudiar)
a)estudiabas
b)estudió
c)estudiaste
d)estudías
13. She fell down, broke her leg, and cried. (caerse, romper, llorar)
a)se caía, rompía, lloraba
b)se caí, rompí, lloré
c)se caiba, rompaba, lloró
d)se cayó, rompió, lloró
14. It was midnight, and I was reading. (ser, leer)
a)era, leía
b)estaba, leí
c)eran, leíba
d)fue, leería
15. When they arrived, we were making cookies. (llegar, hacer)
a)llegaban, hicimos
b)llegaron, hacíamos
c)llegaba, hacíamos
d)llegarán, hacían
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Sra
1. The imperfect tense is used to
a)tell what one used to do
b)narrate the beginning or end of an action
c)narrate a series of actions
d)tell of a single occurrence
2. The preterite is used to
a)describe a scene
b)tell time of day and one's age
c)tell of a specific action
d)tell what was happening when an action occurred
3. Ayer _______ Juan un coche/carro/auto nuevo. (comprar)
a)acompraba
b)compró
c)compro
d)compría
4. Cuando yo era niño, siempre _________ al cine los sábados. (ir)
a)fui
b)iba
c)fue
d)vaba
5. Papá ________ a casa a las seis. (venir)
a)vino
b)vine
c)venía
d)venió
6. Cuando Carlos llegó al mercado, sus amigos ya _________ alli. (estar)
a)estaban
b)estuvían
c)estuvieron
d)están
7. Cuando tú ______________ en Mexico, eras buen estudiante. (vivir)
a)vivirías
b)vivabas
c)viviste
d)vivías
8. What color of shoes was he wearing? (llevar)
a)llevó
b)llevaba
c)era llevando
d)llevía
9. I told him the truth yesterday. (decir)
a)dijo
b)decía
c)decí
d)dije
10. They used to leave home early. (salir)
a)salían
b)salió
c)saliban
d)salieron
11. We were good friends. (ser)
a)éramos
b)estábamos
c)eran
d)íbamos
12. Did you (tú) study for the test? (estudiar)
a)estudiabas
b)estudió
c)estudiaste
d)estudías
13. She fell down, broke her leg, and cried. (caerse, romper, llorar)
a)se caía, rompía, lloraba
b)se caí, rompí, lloré
c)se caiba, rompaba, lloró
d)se cayó, rompió, lloró
14. It was midnight, and I was reading. (ser, leer)
a)era, leía
b)estaba, leí
c)eran, leíba
d)fue, leería
15. When they arrived, we were making cookies. (llegar, hacer)
a)llegaban, hicimos
b)llegaron, hacíamos
c)llegaba, hacíamos
d)llegarán, hacían
oops sorry i forgot to put the answers that i got :0
1)b 2)c 3)b 4)a 5)c 6)b 7)b 8)a 9)d) 10)d 11)b 12)a) 13)a 14)d 15)c
Thank you for getting back to us. The 2nd time you didn't have to recopy everything! I only have to scroll up and down to find it.
Is this a review for you? If so, the next time why not let me know the kind of exercise you are to do so I can give you a "mini review" before you attempt the exercises?
The ones you have correctly are: 2, 3, 9, 10.
1 = a, 4 = b, 5 = a (pobably), 6 - a, 7 - d, 89 - b, 11 - a, 12 = c, 13 = d, `4 = a, 15 = b.
Here is a quick review of the Preterit and the Imperfect.
The Preterit has a beginning, a middle and an ending. The English cues are "did" plus "ed." He did study. He studied. But we know it began and that it ended. If I needed one word to describe the Preterit it would be "action."
The Imperfect obviously began, but we never know if it ended, as we are concentrating on the "middle." The English cues are "used to" or "was + ing" or (here it overlaps with the Preterit), "ed." He used to study. He was studying. He studied (but focusing on the middle.) One word for the Imperfect would be "description." Age and time 99% of the time use the Imperfect.
As for #5, the "probably" means that the speaker gets to choose which tense to use but since there is no "cue" for the Imperfect, I selected the Preterit. By "cues" I mean words that imply repetitive action = always, every day, many times, etc.
Please get back to me where you still have questions.
Sra
1. The imperfect tense is used to tell what one used to do. To determine the correct answer, you can analyze the options and eliminate the ones that are incorrect. In this case, options b, c, and d are not correct because they describe different uses of the past tenses. The correct answer is a) tell what one used to do.
2. The preterite is used to tell of a specific action. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, b, and d because they describe different uses of the preterite tense. The correct answer is c) tell of a specific action.
3. To find the correct form of the verb "comprar" in the preterite tense for the sentence "Ayer _______ Juan un coche/carro/auto nuevo," you need to analyze the sentence and the conjugation patterns of the preterite tense. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate c and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) compró.
4. To find the correct form of the verb "ir" in the imperfect tense for the sentence "Cuando yo era niño, siempre _________ al cine los sábados," you need to analyze the sentence and the conjugation patterns of the imperfect tense. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) iba.
5. To find the correct form of the verb "venir" in the preterite tense for the sentence "Papá ________ a casa a las seis," you need to analyze the sentence and the conjugation patterns of the preterite tense. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate b, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is a) vino.
6. To find the correct form of the verb "estar" in the preterite tense for the sentence "Cuando Carlos llegó al mercado, sus amigos ya _________ alli," you need to analyze the sentence and the conjugation patterns of the preterite tense. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate b, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is a) estaban.
7. To find the correct form of the verb "vivir" in the imperfect tense for the sentence "Cuando tú ______________ en Mexico, eras buen estudiante," you need to analyze the sentence and the conjugation patterns of the imperfect tense. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) vivabas.
8. The question is asking for the past tense form of the verb "llevar" to describe the color of shoes he was wearing. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) llevaba.
9. The question is asking for the past tense form of the verb "decir" to describe an action that happened yesterday. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, b, and c because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is d) dije.
10. The question is asking for the past tense form of the verb "salir" to describe an action that used to happen. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate b, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is a) salían.
11. The question is asking for the imperfect tense form of the verb "ser" to describe a past situation. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate b, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is a) éramos.
12. The question is asking if "you" studied for the test in the past tense. By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) estudió.
13. The sentence requires the past tense forms of the verbs "caerse," "romper," and "llorar." By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) se caí, rompí, lloré.
14. The sentence requires the past tense forms of the verbs "ser" and "leer." By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) estaba, leí.
15. The sentence requires the past tense forms of the verbs "llegar" and "hacer." By analyzing the options, you can eliminate a, c, and d because they are incorrect verb forms. The correct answer is b) llegaron, hacíamos.