1. Which of the following is correct?
a) Maria estaba cocinando cuando ella se cortaba.
b) Maria estaba cocinando cuando ella se corto.
c) Maria estuvo cocinando cuando ella se cortaba.
d) Maria estuvo cocinando cuando ella se corto.
2. Which of the following is correct?
a) Me lastime el tobillo cuando estaba jugando futbol.
b) Me lastimo el tobillo cuando estaba jugando futbol.
c) Me lastime el tobillo cuando juego futbol.
d) Me lastimo el tobillo cuando estuve jugando futbol.
3) What is the correct way of saying "You were writing" in Spanish?
a) Nos estabamos escribiendo
b) Tu estabas escribiendo
c) Se estaban escribiendo
d) Estaba escribiendo.
This is supposed to be dealing with the imperfect progressive and preterite tenses. My answers are
1. A
2. B
3. B
Please explain your answers.
I'll send this to our Spanish expert, SraJMcGin.
Sorry, but my LONG explanation yesterday did not post. I'll try again.
1. words with necessary accents are incorrect if the accent is not there. The answer is B BUT cortó requires an accent.
Preterit is an action "over and done with" = she DID cut herself
Imperfect is an action "ongoing" = she WAS cooking and uses the Imperfect of estar with the Present Participle (NOT the Preterit)
2. me lastimé = means "on purpose" so the answer is B but only with the 2 necessary accent marks = lastimó & fútbol
3. Since the subject could be "tú" (BUT with the accent, because "tu" means your (adjective) and tú = you (subject), or usted, or even ustedes (OR vosotros IF your textbook teaches it)
Possitilibites:
tú estabas escribiendo
usted estaba
ustedes estaban
D is correct IF you understand that the subject is usted, so B is the best choice here BUT only with the accent mark on tú
Part of the directions (at the end) say (Please explain your answers) = Did that refer to YOU or to ME?!!
Sra
2. usually it is "jugar a" something = jugar al fútbol (with accent) =
1. The correct answer is b) Maria estaba cocinando cuando ella se corto. This sentence is using the imperfect progressive tense (estaba cocinando) to describe an ongoing action in the past, and the preterite tense (se corto) to describe a specific action that interrupted the ongoing action. Both verbs should be in the same tense, so the correct form is "se corto" in the preterite tense.
2. The correct answer is a) Me lastime el tobillo cuando estaba jugando futbol. This sentence is using the preterite tense (me lastime) to describe a specific action in the past (hurting the ankle), and the imperfect tense (estaba jugando) to describe an ongoing action (playing soccer) at that time.
3. The correct answer is b) Tu estabas escribiendo. The verb "to write" in Spanish is "escribir." To express "You were writing" in the past, you would use the imperfect tense form (estabas escribiendo) since it describes an ongoing action in the past performed by "you" (tu).
1. In this case, the correct answer is option (a) "Maria estaba cocinando cuando ella se cortaba." This is the only option that correctly uses the imperfect tense for both verbs, indicating an ongoing action in the past.
To arrive at this answer, you need to understand the usage of the imperfect and preterite tenses. The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past. In this sentence, "Maria estaba cocinando" (Maria was cooking) uses the imperfect tense to describe an ongoing action. "Cuando ella se cortaba" (when she cut herself) also uses the imperfect tense to describe a repeated action. This implies that Maria was cooking when she would regularly cut herself.
Options (b), (c), and (d) are incorrect because they mix the preterite tense (used to describe completed actions in the past) with the imperfect tense, creating incorrect sentence structures.
2. The correct answer is option (b) "Me lastimo el tobillo cuando estaba jugando futbol." This option correctly uses the imperfect tense for "estaba jugando futbol" (I was playing soccer) to indicate an ongoing action in the past.
To determine the correct answer, you need to understand the difference between the preterite and imperfect tenses. The preterite tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. In this case, "Me lastimo el tobillo" (I hurt my ankle) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action. "Cuando estaba jugando futbol" (when I was playing soccer) is in the imperfect tense, describing the ongoing action of playing soccer when the injury occurred.
Options (a), (c), and (d) are incorrect because they mix the preterite and imperfect tenses incorrectly.
3. The correct answer is option (b) "Tu estabas escribiendo." This option correctly uses the imperfect tense for "estabas escribiendo" (you were writing) to indicate an ongoing action in the past.
To determine the correct answer, you need to understand that the imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing actions in the past. In this case, "Tu estabas escribiendo" (you were writing) uses the imperfect tense to indicate the ongoing action of writing.
Options (a), (c), and (d) are incorrect because they have incorrect subject-verb agreement or mix the preterite and imperfect tenses incorrectly.