please check my grammar, and please tell me which one I can change to imperfect, because I try to write some sentences in preterit, and some in imperfect, thank you!!!
Aprendà español porque quise mejorar mi español.
Visité los cuadros en el museo.
Comà traditional Guatemala comida.
Visité el pueblo de Santiago.
Iba a la isla aisalada.
Exploré las ruinas mayas.
Fui de compras en Chichicastenango mercado.
Visitaré las pirámides de Tikal.
Vi el parque arqueológico y ruinas de Quirigua.
First of all, do you have a PC or MAC? Learn how to make the accent marks or leave them out so I can guess what you are writing. Sorry, but I can NOT read the strange marks you have here. Please retype either with correctly made accent marks or leave them all out.
tambien (e with accent) = también
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P.S. Also, if you number the sentences it will be far easier to correct them.
Imperfect = something WAS happenING, USED TO happen, happenED (over and over)
aprendía el español = I was learning Spanish
versus
aprendí el español = I DID learn, I learnED Spanis h
Action = Preterit
Description = Imperfect
Sra
I was here again at 10:33. I'll be back tomorrow a.m. but it might be soon enough for you!
Sra
Answer
Sure! I can help you with that. Here are your sentences with some suggestions for using the imperfect tense:
1. Aprendí español porque quería mejorar mi español. (Imperfect: quería)
Explanation: In this sentence, you're talking about a past desire to improve your Spanish, so it would be more appropriate to use the imperfect tense ("quería") instead of the preterite ("quise").
2. Visitaba los cuadros en el museo. (Imperfect: visitaba)
Explanation: To express a habitual action in the past, you can use the imperfect tense. Since you're talking about visiting paintings in a museum in general, the imperfect tense ("visitaba") would be more suitable here.
3. Comía comida tradicional de Guatemala. (Imperfect: comía)
Explanation: Similar to the previous sentence, if you're expressing a habitual action of eating traditional Guatemalan food, it would be better to use the imperfect tense ("comía").
4. Visitaba el pueblo de Santiago. (Imperfect: visitaba)
Explanation: Again, if you're talking about a regular or repeated action of visiting the village of Santiago, the imperfect tense ("visitaba") would be more appropriate.
5. Iba a la isla aislada. (Imperfect: iba)
Explanation: Since you're describing an ongoing action or state in the past, the imperfect tense ("iba") would be more fitting here.
6. Exploraba las ruinas mayas. (Imperfect: exploraba)
Explanation: To describe an ongoing action of exploring the Mayan ruins, it would be better to use the imperfect tense ("exploraba").
7. Iba de compras en el mercado de Chichicastenango. (Imperfect: iba)
Explanation: Similar to the previous sentences, if you're talking about a regular action of going shopping at Chichicastenango market, the imperfect tense ("iba") would be more appropriate.
8. Visitaré las pirámides de Tikal. (No change needed)
Explanation: Since you're talking about a future action of visiting the Tikal pyramids, the future tense ("visitaré") is already the correct choice in this sentence.
9. Vi el parque arqueológico y las ruinas de Quiriguá. (No change needed)
Explanation: In this sentence, you're describing a specific past action of seeing the archaeological park and ruins of Quiriguá, so the preterite tense ("vi") is the appropriate choice here.