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Lesson 6: More About Preterit & Imperfect Tense Flashcards

1
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Preterit or imperfect: ______ (ser) las seis de la mañana

A

Imperfect: eran

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Preterit or imperfect? Cate _____ (salir) de su habitación.

A

Preiterit: salío

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Preiterit or imperfect: en ese momento ella _____ (oir) un trueno.

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Preiterit: oyó

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Preiterit or imperfect: _________ (decidir) salir de la casa

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Preiterit: decidío

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Imperfect or Preiterit: después _____ (ir) a la cocina y miró el calendario

A

Imperfect: fue

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Preiterit or imperfect? To indicate an action that took place in the past

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Preiterit

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Preiterit or imperfect: to express an action completed at a definite moment in the past

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Preiterit

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Preiterit or imperfect: to express a series of actions or events completed in the past

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Preiterit

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Preiterit or imperfect:To express actions that, because of their nature, are not usually repeated

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Preiterit

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Preiterit or imperfect: to describe actions that took place on a regular basis, were repeated or were habitual or customary in the past

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Imperfect

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Preiterit or imperfect: to describe continuing or ongoing conditions in the past

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Imperfect

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Preiterit or imperfect: to describe people or states of indefinite duration in the past with no reference to it’s no beginning or end

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Imperfect

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13
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Preiterit or imperfect: To express age in the past tense

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Imperfect

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14
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Preiterit or imperfect: to express time in the past

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Imperfect

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Preiterit or imperfect: to express a mental state or a mental action

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Imperfect

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16
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It was a beautiful day. It was cold, too.

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Era un día lindo. Hacía frío tambien.

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17
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That Sunday was different.

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Ese domingo fue diferente.

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I got up early, dressed quickly and left.

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Me levanté temprano, me vestí rápidamente y salí.

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19
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To ride bike

A

Montar en bicleta

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20
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While I rode my bike…

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Mientras yo montaba en bicicleta…

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21
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There were many active people in the park

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Había mucha gente activa en el parque.

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So much activity made me feel tired

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Tanta actividad me hizo sentir cansado/a

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I went home, stored my bike and made hot chocolate

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Volví a casa, guardé la bicicleta y preparé chocolate caliente.

24
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It was cool (temperature), too

A

Hacía fresco tambien

25
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Imperfect or Preiterit: used to indicate simultaneous actions?

26
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Imperfect or Preiterit: used to interrupt an ongoing action or the background surrounding an action in the past.

27
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I used to go to the beach once in awhile.

A

Yo iba a la playa de vez en cuando.

28
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I was looking for a document when someone knocked on the door.

A

Yo buscaba un documento cuando alguien tocó la puerta.

29
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How long had you been working at this office?

A

¿Cuánto tiempo hacía que trabajabas en ese oficina? // ¿Hacía cuánto tiempo que trabajabas en ese oficina? // ¿desde cuánto trabajabas en ese oficina?

30
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While I did my work, a patient called me on the phone.

A

Mientras yo hacía mi trabajo, un paciente me llamó por el teléfono.

31
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She was talking and all of the sudden she hung up the phone.

A

Ella hablaba y de repente, colgó el teléfono.

32
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My assistant opened the window while I filled out the form.

A

Mi asistente abrió la ventana mientras yo rellenaba el formulario.

33
Q

We became better than the other players

A

Nosotros llegamos a ser mejores que los otros jugadores

34
Q

I became an accountant

A

Yo me hice contable

35
Q

Carlos became crazy

A

Carlos se volvió loco

36
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He became angry

A

Él se puso enojado

37
Q

Use ________ + adj. to express an involuntary or sudden change.

38
Q

Use ________ + adj. to express changes of an emotional or physical state

39
Q

Use _________ + noun or adj. OR _________ + adj. to express a profession or social status that required effort, time, etc.

A

Hacerse, llegar a ser

40
Q

La capilla

41
Q

El/la invitado/a

42
Q

Honeymoon

A

La luna de miel

43
Q

Newlywed

A

El/la recién casado/a

44
Q

Escabullirse

A

To sneak away

45
Q

Ustedes _____ imparciales

46
Q

Mientras tú cantatas yo ______ el piano

47
Q

Los vendedores _________ (ganar) el 20% de comisión ese día

48
Q

Nos ____ (ver) la película el mes pasado.

49
Q

______ (hacer) buen tiempo cuando empezó el partido de tenis.

50
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They raised my salary

A

Me aumentaron el sueldo

51
Q

Un/a gran tenista

A

A great tennis player

52
Q

La bolsa de valores

A

The stock market

53
Q

Julio ______ (salir) a las ocho en punto

54
Q

Last weekend

A

El fin de semana pasado

55
Q

On Monday…

A

El lunes…

56
Q

Tú entraste, miraste a Felipe y le diste la mano

A

You came in, looked at Felipe and shook his hand

57
Q

Yo veía mis primos todas las semanas

A

I used to see my cousins every week (imperfect)

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