Preterit v Imperfect basic practice

Preterit v Imperfect basic practice

Part 1: Clue words (Write the correct letter of the English translation)

*42 total

Example:

u. Every day / q. Yesterday

_____ 1. Ayer

_____ 2. Cada día / Todos los días

Part 2: For each set of sentences, write the correct conjugation of the preterit and imperfect verbs using the word bank. In the first blank, write P if the sentence is preterit and write I if the sentence is imperfect.

*There are 6 sets. Each set has 6 sentences (3 preterit and 3 imperfect).

*There are 36 sentences total

Example:

Set 1

Word bank: escribía / escribí / hablé / hablaba / comí / comía

______ 1. Ayer yo ________________ con mis amigos. (hablar)

______ 2. Cada día yo ________________ con mi mejor amigo. (hablar)

______ 3. Cada tarde yo ________________ una merienda. (comer)

______ 4. Ayer por la tarde yo ________________ una pizza. (comer)

______ 5. La semana pasada yo ________________ un email a mi tío. (escribir)

______ 6. Muchas veces yo ________________ poemas en mi tiempo libre. (escribir)

Answer key is included on pages 5-8. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.