Lesson 6: More About Preterit & Imperfect Tense

Question 1

Preterit or imperfect: ______ (ser) las seis de la mañana

Answer 1

Imperfect: eran

Question 2

Preterit or imperfect? Cate _____ (salir) de su habitación.

Answer 2

Preiterit: salío

Question 3

Preiterit or imperfect: en ese momento ella _____ (oir) un trueno.

Answer 3

Preiterit: oyó

Question 4

Preiterit or imperfect: _________ (decidir) salir de la casa

Answer 4

Preiterit: decidío

Question 5

Imperfect or Preiterit: después _____ (ir) a la cocina y miró el calendario

Answer 5

Imperfect: fue

Question 6

Preiterit or imperfect? To indicate an action that took place in the past

Answer 6

Preiterit

Question 7

Preiterit or imperfect: to express an action completed at a definite moment in the past

Answer 7

Preiterit

Question 8

Preiterit or imperfect: to express a series of actions or events completed in the past

Answer 8

Preiterit

Question 9

Preiterit or imperfect:To express actions that, because of their nature, are not usually repeated

Answer 9

Preiterit

Question 10

Preiterit or imperfect: to describe actions that took place on a regular basis, were repeated or were habitual or customary in the past

Answer 10

Imperfect

Question 11

Preiterit or imperfect: to describe continuing or ongoing conditions in the past

Answer 11

Imperfect

Question 12

Preiterit or imperfect: to describe people or states of indefinite duration in the past with no reference to it’s no beginning or end

Answer 12

Imperfect

Question 13

Preiterit or imperfect: To express age in the past tense

Answer 13

Imperfect

Question 14

Preiterit or imperfect: to express time in the past

Answer 14

Imperfect

Question 15

Preiterit or imperfect: to express a mental state or a mental action

Answer 15

Imperfect

Question 16

It was a beautiful day. It was cold, too.

Answer 16

Era un día lindo. Hacía frío tambien.

Question 17

That Sunday was different.

Answer 17

Ese domingo fue diferente.

Question 18

I got up early, dressed quickly and left.

Answer 18

Me levanté temprano, me vestí rápidamente y salí.

Question 19

To ride bike

Answer 19

Montar en bicleta

Question 20

While I rode my bike…

Answer 20

Mientras yo montaba en bicicleta…

Question 21

There were many active people in the park

Answer 21

Había mucha gente activa en el parque.

Question 22

So much activity made me feel tired

Answer 22

Tanta actividad me hizo sentir cansado/a

Question 23

I went home, stored my bike and made hot chocolate

Answer 23

Volví a casa, guardé la bicicleta y preparé chocolate caliente.

Question 24

It was cool (temperature), too

Answer 24

Hacía fresco tambien

Question 25

Imperfect or Preiterit: used to indicate simultaneous actions?

Answer 25

Imperfect

Question 26

Imperfect or Preiterit: used to interrupt an ongoing action or the background surrounding an action in the past.

Answer 26

Preiterit

Question 27

I used to go to the beach once in awhile.

Answer 27

Yo iba a la playa de vez en cuando.

Question 28

I was looking for a document when someone knocked on the door.

Answer 28

Yo buscaba un documento cuando alguien tocó la puerta.

Question 29

How long had you been working at this office?

Answer 29

¿Cuánto tiempo hacía que trabajabas en ese oficina? // ¿Hacía cuánto tiempo que trabajabas en ese oficina? // ¿desde cuánto trabajabas en ese oficina?

Question 30

While I did my work, a patient called me on the phone.

Answer 30

Mientras yo hacía mi trabajo, un paciente me llamó por el teléfono.

Question 31

She was talking and all of the sudden she hung up the phone.

Answer 31

Ella hablaba y de repente, colgó el teléfono.

Question 32

My assistant opened the window while I filled out the form.

Answer 32

Mi asistente abrió la ventana mientras yo rellenaba el formulario.

Question 33

We became better than the other players

Answer 33

Nosotros llegamos a ser mejores que los otros jugadores

Question 34

I became an accountant

Answer 34

Yo me hice contable

Question 35

Carlos became crazy

Answer 35

Carlos se volvió loco

Question 36

He became angry

Answer 36

Él se puso enojado

Question 37

Use ________ + adj. to express an involuntary or sudden change.

Answer 37

Volverse

Question 38

Use ________ + adj. to express changes of an emotional or physical state

Answer 38

Ponerse

Question 39

Use _________ + noun or adj. OR _________ + adj. to express a profession or social status that required effort, time, etc.

Answer 39

Hacerse, llegar a ser

Question 40

La capilla

Answer 40

Chapel

Question 41

El/la invitado/a

Answer 41

The guest

Question 42

Honeymoon

Answer 42

La luna de miel

Question 43

Newlywed

Answer 43

El/la recién casado/a

Question 44

Escabullirse

Answer 44

To sneak away

Question 45

Ustedes _____ imparciales

Answer 45

Eran

Question 46

Mientras tú cantatas yo ______ el piano

Answer 46

Toqué

Question 47

Los vendedores _________ (ganar) el 20% de comisión ese día

Answer 47

Ganaron

Question 48

Nos ____ (ver) la película el mes pasado.

Answer 48

Vimos

Question 49

______ (hacer) buen tiempo cuando empezó el partido de tenis.

Answer 49

Hacía

Question 50

They raised my salary

Answer 50

Me aumentaron el sueldo

Question 51

Un/a gran tenista

Answer 51

A great tennis player

Question 52

La bolsa de valores

Answer 52

The stock market

Question 53

Julio ______ (salir) a las ocho en punto

Answer 53

Salío

Question 54

Last weekend

Answer 54

El fin de semana pasado

Question 55

On Monday…

Answer 55

El lunes…

Question 56

Tú entraste, miraste a Felipe y le diste la mano

Answer 56

You came in, looked at Felipe and shook his hand

Question 57

Yo veía mis primos todas las semanas

Answer 57

I used to see my cousins every week (imperfect)