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Pret v. Imp and Why
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ella _______ (vivir) al pie de la montaña. | Vivía (an action without a definite beggining and end; requires imperfect) |
| Nosotros ________ (ir) a ir, alguien llamó a la puerta. | Íbamos (an action in progress that was interrupted by a single action; in cases as this, the action in progress is in the imperfect) |
| En ese momento tú ________ (abrir) la puerta. | Abriste ("En este momento" indicates a specific time frame in the past and signals the use of the preterite) |
| Anoche yo ________ (ir) a la casa de mis padres. | Fui ("anoche" signifies a specific time and indicates a starting and ending point so you will use the preterite) |
| Nosotros ________ (ir) a la escuela cuando éramos niños. | Íbamos ("cuando éramos niño" signifies an unspecific length of time in the last and doesn't indicates a starting or ending point in the action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| De niño yo ________ (nadar) todo el tiempo. | Nadaba ("todo el tiempo" when used to describe a past action, implies countless occurrences of that action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| Me ella ________ (conocer) en una fiesta. | Conoció (in the preterite is used to mean "met") |
| Ella ________ (acostarse) temprano anoche. | Se acostó ("anoche" signifies a specific time and indicates a starting or ending point so you will use preterite) |
| Mi hermano ________ (asistir) a la universidad por custro años. | Asistió ("por cuatro años" refers to a specific time frame in the past, so preterite is used) |
| Ellos ________ (descubrir) dónde fue enterradonel hueso. | Descubrieron ("descubrir" is preterite by nature) |
| En aquella época usted ________ (residir) en una pensión peculiar. | Residía ("en aquella época" is a nonspecific time frame in the past, so the imperfect is used) |
| Los indios precolombinos ________ (tocar) instrumentos de cuerda. | Tocaban (talking about habitual action in the past, we need the imperfect) |
| De niño me ________ (gustar) jugar con muñecas. | Gustaba ("de niño" signifies an unspecified length of time in the past and does it indicate a starting or ending point in the action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| Ella nunca me ________ (dar) ningún regalo. | Daba ("nunca" signifies repetitive occurrences of a past action so you will use the imperfect) |
| De niña yo ________ (visitar) a mis abuelos con frequencia. | Visitaba ("con frequencia" indicates a repetitive past action, this signaling the use of the imperfect) |
| Siempre nosotros ________ (limpiar) el cochr los sábados. | Limpiábamos ("siempre" signifies repetitive occurrences of a past action so you will use the imperfect) |
| Tú ________ (soler) ir al cine los domingos por la tarde. | Solías ("soler" is used in the imperfect since in itself it means "used to" and thus refers to a repeated orb habitual action in the past) |
| Nadie me ________ (ver) entrar. | Vio (this refers to a single action that took place in the past, so preterite is used) |
| Yo ________ (graduarse) ayer. | Me gradué ("graduarse" is preterite by nature) |
| Entonces mi hermano ________ (empezar) a tomar. | Empezó ("entonces" indicates a specific time frame in the past and signals the use of the preterite) |
| El otro día, Juan le ________ (comprar) una revista a su amiga. | Compró ("el otro día" signifies a specified time in the past and indicates this action is completed, so you use the preterite) |
| Me ella ________ (visitar) una vez. | Visitió ("una vez" signifies a specified time in the past and indicates this action is completed, so you use the preterite) |
| Simepre ella ________ (leer) cada revista de cabo a rabo. | Leía ("siempre" indicates a repetitive action in the past; also both actions are without definite beginning and end, so the imperfect is used) |
| Esta tarde yo ________ (comprar) un billete de autobús. | Compré ("esta tarde" signifies a specific time in the past and indicated this action is completed, so you will use the preterite) |
| Los gemelos ________ (tener) seis años de edad. | Tenían (telling s persons age in the past indicates the use of the imperfect) |
| ¿Tú ________ (hablar) por teléfono ayer por la tarde? | Hablaste ("Ayer por la tarde" signifies a specified time and indicates a staring and end point in the action so you will use preterite) |
| Mi madre ________ (practicar) esquí acuático de vez en cuando. | Practicaba ("de vez en cuando" when used to describe a past action implies a repetitive nature of that action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| Siempre yo ________ (estudiar) antes del examen de español. | Estudiaba ("siempre" signifies repetitive occurrences of that action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| Yo ________ (pintarme) el pelo ayer. | Me pinté ("Ayer" limited the time period to a specific time in the past, so the preterite is used) |
| Ayer yo ________ (ir) al mercado. | Fui ("Ayer signifies a specific point in time in the past indicating this action is completed, so you will use the preterite) |
| Generalmente tú ________ (hacer) yoga antes de desayunar. | Hacías ("generalmente" signifies repetitive occurrences of the past action so you will use the imperfect) |
| Hoy por la mañana ________ (sonar) el teléfono. | Sonó ("hoy por la mañana" signifies a specified time in the past and indicates this action is completed, so you will use the preterite) |
| Ellos ________ (quejarse) de vez en cuando. | Se quejaban ("de vez en cuando" signifies repetitive occurrences of that action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| Yo ________ (ir) de compras cada semana. | Iba ("cada semana" signifies repetitive occurrences of that action, so you will use the imperfect) |
| Esta mañana me yo ________ (lavar) el pelo | Lavé ("esta mañana" signifies a specified time in the past and indicates this action is completed, so you will use the preterite) |
| Mi hermano nunca me ________ (llamar) antes de las doce. | Llamaba ("nunca" signifies repetitive occurrences of a past action so, you will use the imperfect) |
| Don Quijote siempre ________ (hacer) locuras por una dama, que ________ (llamarse) Dulcinea. | Hacía/ se llamaba ("siempre" indicates s repetitive action in the past; also both actions are without a definite begging and end, so the imperfect is used) |
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