are these the correct verb tense and conjugations? i have to use either preterite or imperfect.
1. they were looking - buscaban
2. they talked - hablaban
3. they thought - piensaron
4. they liked - gustaron
5. they needed - necesitaron
6. they asked - pidieron
7. they were ready - fueron listos
8. they met - reunieron
9. they began - empiezaron
10. they arrived - lleguaron
11. they told - dijaron
12. it was - era
13. they had - divertian
14. he was - era
15. he told - dijo
Please see your later post, which I saw first. I answered there.
Sra
To determine if the verb tense and conjugations are correct, let's go through each sentence and verify if they are appropriate in either the preterite or imperfect tense.
1. they were looking - buscaban: Correct (imperfect tense)
2. they talked - hablaban: Correct (imperfect tense)
3. they thought - piensaron: Incorrect. It should be "pensaron" (preterite tense).
4. they liked - gustaron: Incorrect. It should be "les gustaba" (imperfect tense).
5. they needed - necesitaron: Correct (preterite tense).
6. they asked - pidieron: Correct (preterite tense).
7. they were ready - fueron listos: Incorrect. It should be "estaban listos" (imperfect tense).
8. they met - reunieron: Correct (preterite tense).
9. they began - empiezaron: Incorrect. It should be "empezaron" (preterite tense).
10. they arrived - lleguaron: Incorrect. It should be "llegaron" (preterite tense).
11. they told - dijaron: Incorrect. It should be "dijeron" (preterite tense).
12. it was - era: Correct (imperfect tense).
13. they had - divertian: Incorrect. It should be "tenían" (imperfect tense).
14. he was - era: Correct (imperfect tense).
15. he told - dijo: Correct (preterite tense).
To determine which tense to use, here are some general guidelines:
- Use the preterite tense for actions or events that happened once or for a specific duration in the past.
- Use the imperfect tense for actions or events that were ongoing, habitual, or had no specific beginning or end.
Remember to consider the subject of the sentence, as well as the context of the action, when choosing between the preterite and imperfect tense.