Preterite and Imperfect Tenses

Question 1

Preterite and imperfect both indicate actions in the (present/past/future?)

Answer 1

past

Question 2

Use ______ for actions lasting a specific amount of time in the past.

Answer 2

preterite

Question 3

Use ______ for actions repeated an unspecified number of times, for an unclear time period, or that could still be going on.

Answer 3

imperfect

Question 4

Anoche (fuimos, ibamos) al cine.

Answer 4

fuimos

Question 5

Antes (viví, vivía) en Peru

Answer 5

vivía

Question 6

Cuando era estudiante (fui,iba) al cine todos los días.

Answer 6

iba

Question 7

ayer

Answer 7

yesterday

Question 8

anoche

Answer 8

last night

Question 9

el verano/invierno/otoño/primavera pasado(a)

Answer 9

last sumer/winter/fall/spring

Question 10

ante ayer

Answer 10

day before yesterday

Question 11

el mes pasado

Answer 11

last month

Question 12

regular preterite -ar endings

Answer 12

É
Aste
Ó
Amos
Asteis
Aron

Question 13

regular preterite -er/-ir endings

Answer 13

Í
Iste
Ió
Imos
Isteis
Ieron

Question 14

irregular group preterite endings

Answer 14

E
Iste
O
Imos
Isteis
ieron

Question 15

third person singular and plural ending of an -er/-ir verb when the stem ends in a vowel (ex. leer, creer)

Answer 15

-io –> -yo
-ieron –> -yeron
leyeron, creyeron

Question 16

which verbs stem-change in the preterite?

Answer 16

-ir verbs that stem change in the present are the only verbs that stem change in the preterite; only stem-change to “i” or “u”, no “ie” or “ue”

Question 17

stem changes: j group (decir, conducir, traer, producir, traducir) - new stems

Answer 17

decir --> dij
conducir --> conduj
traer --> traj
producir --> produj
traducir --> traduj

Question 18

stem changes: v group (estar, andar, tener)

Answer 18

estar –> estuv
andar –> anduv
tener –> tuv

Question 19

stem changes: u group (poner, caber, poder, saber)

Answer 19

poner –> pus
caber –> cup
poder –> pud
saber –> sup

Question 20

stem changes: i group (hacer, venir, querer)

Answer 20

hacer –> hic
venir –> vin
querer –> quis

Question 21

stem changes: ir, ser, dar, ver

Answer 21

ir/ser –> fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
ver –> vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron
dar –> di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron

Question 22

stem change: -car/-gar/-zer verbs

Answer 22

spelling change in yo form
sacar –> saqué
pagar –> pagué
comenzar –> comencé