Posted by Victoria on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 1:45pm.
Preterit and imperfect?
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A. Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation.
t� (dar)
das
dabas
diste
B. Choose the correct imperfect tense conjugation.
las gatas (ir)
iban
van
fueron
C. Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation.
Juan (dormir)
durmi�
dorm�a
duerme
D. Try substituting was/were ...ing, used to ..., would (meaning used to) ... for the verb in order to determine whether the tense should be imperfect or preterite.
Every day I visited my aunt.
visit�
visitaba
E. The following sentence describes how things were, or what things were like. Which is appropriate, imperfect or preterite?
The house was white.
fue
era
F. Fill in the missing letters in order to form the correct preterite conjugation.
buscar
yo bus�
G. Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation.
Juan y Mar�a (leer)
leen
leyeron
le�an
H. Choose the correct form of the verb. You must decide whether to use preterite or imperfect, and you must conjugate the verb correctly.
The girls spoke to the professor.
Las chicas habl�hablastehabl�hablamoshablasteishabl… con el profesor.
She used to call me every night.
Ella me llamaballamabasllamaballam�bamosllamabai… cada noche.
I. Using the phrase that is in bold as a hint, choose between the preterite or the imperfect.
Los muchachos fueroniban a las monta�as cada invierno.
J. Fill in the missing stem in order to form the correct preterite conjugation.
Juan o (tener)
las mujeres ieron (poder)
el chico o (poner)
las chicas ieron (saber)
t� iste (venir)
K. Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation.
el chofer (conducir)
conduc�a
conduce
condujo
Carmen y yo (decir)
dijimos
dec�amos
decimos
t� (traducir)
traduc�as
traduces
tradujiste
L. Choose between the preterite or the imperfect.
They found out the news yesterday.
SupieronSab�an las noticias ayer.
We succeeded in lifting the piano.
PudimosPod�amos levantar el piano
Answers:
A. tu diste
B las gatas iban
C. Juan durmio'
D. visitaba
E. era
F. yo busque'
G. Juan y Marta leyeron
H. Las chicas hablaron con el profesor
Ella me llamaba cada noche
I. Los muchachos iban a las montanas cada invierno
J. Juan tuvo
Las mujeres pudieron
El chico puso
Las chicas supieron
Tu viniste
K. el chofer condujo
tu tradujiste
L. Supieron las noticias ayer
Pudimos levantar el piano.
- Spanish Check?? - SraJMcGin, Friday, January 4, 2013 at 2:36pm
Well done! Just a few things. If you don't know how to put accent marks (instead of hyphens) on letters, I need to know 2 things. 1) Do you have a Mac or a PC and 2) Do you have Windows or not? Studying Spanish, it is essential that you learn how to do the accents on a computer and that you put them where they belong.
Next time, if you could please put the answers WITH the item, my old eyes will have less trouble. It is very difficult for me to slide up and down, etc. Therefore I did all your homework first and then I had the answers with yours.
It is well nigh impossible for me to read those diamond-shaped ?'s!
Here are the few things:
In J, the last one requires an accent mark on "Tú" before viniste.
In K, you skipped the 2nd one: Carmen y yo "dijimos"
In D it would have been impossible to decide Preterit or Imperfect if your teacher had not given the English cue for the Imperfect. Sometimes ONLY the speaker (or writer) an decide what s/he has in mind!
Sra
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