Preterit v Imperfect usage practice

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

1. 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.