Preterit v Imperfect usage practice
Read each sentence and conjugate the verb in the appropriate tense (preterit or imperfect). Then, state the reason for using preterit or imperfect (see table below). There are 18 sentences total
Reason for preterit
Completed action
Interrupting action
Reason for imperfect
Habitual action (used to do), age, date, time, weather, day of the week, simultaneous action (happening at the same time), on-going action (was / were+ ing), description of personality, description of clothing, feeling, wishing / wanting
- I spoke to my friend yesterday.
(hablar) Yo: _____________ / Reason: ___________________
Answer: Yo: hablé / Reason: Completed action
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
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