Imperfecto O Preterito

Question 1

I knew

Answer 1

Yo conocía

Question 2

I met

Answer 2

Yo conocí

Question 3

I was able to

Answer 3

Yo podía

Question 4

I succeeded/ managed

Answer 4

Yo pude

Question 5

I didn’t want to

Answer 5

Yo no quería

Question 6

I refused

Answer 6

Yo no quise

Question 7

I knew

Answer 7

Yo sabía

Question 8

I found out, learned

Answer 8

Yo supe

Question 9

Indirect discourse
She said she didn’t know how to swim

Answer 9

Ella dijo que no sabía nadar

Question 10

Habitual actions in the past

We always went with Ana

Answer 10

Siempre íbamos con Ana.

Question 11

Describes or sets the stage in the past

It was cold and raining when I left

Answer 11

Hacía frío y lloviá cuando salí

Question 12

Expresses time in the past
It was eleven when Paul arrived

Answer 12

Eran las once cuando Paul llegó

Question 13

Age in the past
She was six years old

Answer 13

Ella tenía seis años