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Preterite/imperfect

Imperfect vs preterite tense

QuestionAnswer
Emotion or feelings Imperfect
Ongoing actions or -ing Imperfect
Location Imperfect
Repetitive actions in the past that do not have a definite ending. (things that you used to do) Imperfect
De niño, yo jugaba con los bloques con mis amigos. Imperfect
A menudo (means) Often
Siempre (means) Always
Cuando era niño (means) When I was a child
De vez en cuando (means) Once in a while
De niño (means) As a child
Con frecuencia (means) Frequently
Todos los/las (means) Every
A veces (means) Sometimes
A menudo Imperfect
Siempre Imperfect
Cuando era niño Imperfect
De vez en cuando Imperfect
De niño Imperfect
Con frecuencia Imperfect
Todas Imperfect
A veces Imperfect
Descriptions or Characteristics Imperfect
De niña, yo era simpática Imperfect
Me gustaba To like
Me encantaba To love
Me fastidiaba To hate
Me fascinaba To fascinated
Me molestaba To bother
Conjugate cantar imperfect Cantaba, cantabas, cantaba, cantábamos, cantabais, cantaban
Conjugate beber imperfect Bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebíais, bebían
3 irregulars Ser, ir, ver
AR imperfect endings Aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
ER/IR imperfect endings ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
Las emociones o los sentimientos en el pasado Imperfect
Conjugate ser imperfect Era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
Conjugate ir imperfect Iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Conjugate ver imperfect Veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
AR preterite ending é, aste, ó, amos, aron
ER/IR preterite ending í, iste, ió, imos, ieron
Una vez (means) Once
El otro día (means) The other day
Ayer (means) Yesterday
Anoche (means) Last night
El mes pasado (means) Last month
El año pasado (means) Last year
Una vez Preterite
El otro día Preterite
Ayer Preterite
Anoche Preterite
El mes pasado Preterite
El año pasado Preterite
Todos los años (means) Every year
Todos los años Imperfect
Definite ending Preterite
General meaning Imperfect
Cuando era niña, ________ (JUGAR) con muñecas. Jugaba
Los chicos ________ (HABLAR) en español. Hablaban
Yo ________ (ESTAR) durmiendo cuando el teléfono ________ (SONAR). Estaba, sonó
Cuando Ana _______ (TENER) tres años, ________ (SER) muy pequeña. Tenía, era
Mi hermano nunca me ________ (LLAMAR) antes de las once Llamaba
Ella nunca me ________ (DAR) ningún regalo. Daba
Entonces Jessica ________ (EMPEZAR) a tocar la música. Empezó
Los gemelos ________ (TENER) seis años de edad cuando _______ (NACER) su hermanita. Tenían, nació
Yo ________ (PINTARSE) el pelo ayer. Me pinté
Don Quijote siempre _______ (HACER) locuras por una dama, que ________ (LLAMARSE) Dulcinea. Hacía, se llamaba
Acronym for imperfect HOTWADS
Created by: yhs
 

 



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