Difference between preterite and imperfect tense

Question 1

What are the uses of imperfect

Answer 1

1. To describe something you used to do or would happen (like a previous routine). Used to/would - every + period of time (every summer, every weekend, every Friday, etc.)

i.e.Yo hablaba con él todos los días. (I used to talk to him everyday.)

2. Was/Were/While “ing” verb in the past

i.e. Tú bailabas toda la noche. (You were dancing all night.)

3.Describing someone or something (tener/ser)

i.e Él era un tipo alto.(He was a tall guy.)

Question 2

What are the uses of preterite

Answer 2

1. Single moments, specific moments (last night, last summer, that day, that weekend, etc)

2.Completed actions, simple past tense (played, watched, saw, ate, slept, etc.)

Question 3

Soler

Answer 3

used to/would happen

i.e. Nosotros solíamos jugar cada domingo.(We used to play every Sunday.)

can be used interchangebly with imperfect tense

Question 4

Translate this sentence
They traveled to the beach last week for my cousin’s birthday, and had a lot of fun.

Answer 4

Ellos viajaron a la playa la semana pasada por el cumpleaños de mi primo, y se divirtieron mucho.

Question 5

Translate this sentence

One day, while I was walking to school, I saw my friend Pedro.

Answer 5

One day, while I was walking to school, I saw my friend Pedro.

Un día, mientras caminaba (caminar) hacia el colegio, vi (ver) a mi amigo Pedro.

Question 6

Tense endings for imperfect

Answer 6

AR
Yo- Aba
Tu- Abas
El/ella/usted-Aba
Nosotros-Abamos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustdes-Aban

ER/IR
Yo-ia
Tu-ias
El/Ella/Usted-ia
Nosotros-iamos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes-ian

Question 7

irregular imperfect verbs

Answer 7

Ser

Yo era
Tú eras
Él/ella/usted era
Nosotros éramos
Ustedes eran

Ir

Yo iba
Tú ibas
Él/ella/usted iba
Nosotros íbamos
Ustedes iban

Ver

Yo veía
Tú veías
Él/ella/usted veía
Nosotros veíamos
Ustedes veían

Question 8

Hiking

Answer 8

Hacer senderismo

Question 9

Trail

Answer 9

sendero