This past tense is used to describe actions that were completed at a moment in the past. Ex: Last Thursday, I ORDERED pizza.
El pretérito
This past tense is used to refer to the beginning or end of an action in the past. Ex: At 7:00 today, Maria STARTED working.
El pretérito
This past tense is used to talk about two actions occurring at the same time in the past. Ex: They sang while they walked to school.
El imperfecto
In the following sentence that indicates interruption, which of the CAPITALIZED verbs would be conjugated in the imperfect? My mom WAS DOING laundry when my brother ARRIVED home.
Was doing
In the following sentence that indicates interruption, which of the CAPITALIZED verbs would be conjugated in the imperfect? Alana WAS DRIVING to school when she WITNESSED an accident.
was driving
Would the CAPITALIZED verb be conjugated in the preterite, or the imperfect? My dad's old truck WAS red.
El imperfecto
Would the following sentence use the preterite or the imperfect for the CAPITALIZED verb? I ATE eggs for breakfast today.
El pretérito
Cierto/Falso: Imperfect is typically used for actions when the focus is not on when those actions began or ended, but rather that they were in the process of happening. (Maria was sleeping.)
Cierto
Cierto/Falso: The preterite is used for changes, like emotional changes or states of being. For example, "I became sad when..." or "Running 2 miles made me tired."
Cierto
Which verb would be preterite? Lucy WAS TALKING to Mirta when her boyfriend CALLED.
Called
Which verb(s) would be imperfect? Select all that apply! The kids WATCHED TV while their parents PREPARED dinner.
watched; prepared
Cierto/Falso: The CAPITALIZED verb would be imperfect in this sentence. Analisa WAS sad.
Cierto
Would the CAPITALIZED verb be preterite or imperfect? The dogs USED TO SLEEP in my bed, but now they sleep in their own beds.
El imperfecto
