Past Tenses

Question 1

Preterite vs imperfect

Answer 1

Preterite [things that have been completed] desribes actions that happened ( he -ed )
Imperfect [things in progress] sets up background, time, how someone felt and actions that were repeated in the pasts ( he was -, he used to -)

Question 2

(Preterite)-ar: yo

Answer 2

é

Question 3

(Preterite)-ar: tú

Answer 3

aste

Question 4

(Preterite)-ar: el/ella

Answer 4

ó

Question 5

(Preterite)-ar: nosotros

Answer 5

amos

Question 6

(Preterite)-ar: vosotros

Answer 6

asteis

Question 7

(Preterite)-ar: ellos

Answer 7

aron

Question 8

(Preterite)-er/ir: yo

Answer 8

í

Question 9

(Preterite)-er/ir: tú

Answer 9

iste

Question 10

(Preterite)-er/ir: él/ella

Answer 10

ió

Question 11

(Preterite)-er/ir: nosotros

Answer 11

imos

Question 12

(Preterite)-er/ir: vosotros

Answer 12

isteis

Question 13

(Preterite)-er/ir: ellos

Answer 13

ieron

Question 14

What verbs change in the preterite yo

Answer 14

-Gar (gué) jugué
-Car (qué) busqué
-Zar (cé) empecé

Question 15

I arrived

Answer 15

llegué

Question 16

What happens to -gar -car and -zar in the preterite

Answer 16

They change in the yo form
Sacar
Saqué
Sacaste
Sacó

Question 17

Stem changing verbs in the preterite

Answer 17

Nothing happens to -ar and -er verbs, they keep their original stem
(volvió) (cerrasteis)
-ir verbs change in él/ella and ellos forms. e -> i o -> u
(durmió) (pidieron)

Question 18

Imperfect -ar yo

Answer 18

-aba

Question 19

Imperfect -ar tú

Answer 19

-abas

Question 20

Imperfect -ar el

Answer 20

-aba

Question 21

Imperfect -ar nos

Answer 21

-abamos

Question 22

Imperfect -ar os

Answer 22

-abais

Question 23

Imperfect -ar ellos

Answer 23

-aban

Question 24

Imperfect -er/-ir yo

Answer 24

-ía

Question 25

Imperfect -er/-ir tú

Answer 25

-ías

Question 26

Imperfect -er/-ir el

Answer 26

-ía

Question 27

Imperfect -er/-ir nos

Answer 27

-íamos

Question 28

Imperfect -er/-ir os

Answer 28

-íais

Question 29

Imperfect -er/-ir ellos

Answer 29

-ían

Question 30

I used to play

Answer 30

Jugaba

Question 31

I used to live

Answer 31

Vivía

Question 32

I was (ser)

Answer 32

Fui

Question 33

he was (ser)

Answer 33

Fue

Question 34

they were (ser)

Answer 34

Fueron

Question 35

We were (ser)

Answer 35

Fuimos

Question 36

I used to be (ser)

Answer 36

era

Question 37

we used to be (ser)

Answer 37

éramos

Question 38

he used to be (estar)

Answer 38

estaba

Question 39

he used to be (ser)

Answer 39

era

Question 40

I used to be (estar)

Answer 40

estaba

Question 41

We used to be (estar)

Answer 41

estabamos