Preterite vs. Imperfect

Question 1

completed action/had definite beginning and definite end

Answer 1

preterite

Question 2

an action that interrupts another action

Answer 2

preterite

Question 3

actions that were repeated a specific number of times

Answer 3

preterite

Question 4

actions that can be viewed as single events

Answer 4

preterite

Question 5

action occurred at a specific date or time

Answer 5

preterite

Question 6

actions that were part of a chain of events

Answer 6

preterite

Question 7

actions that occurred during a specific period of time

Answer 7

preterite

Question 8

tells when something specifically happened

Answer 8

preterite

Question 9

how long something happened

Answer 9

preterite

Question 10

when something happened

Answer 10

preterite

Question 11

use of anoche, antes, el (day), ayer, una vez

Answer 11

preterite

Question 12

action that does not have a definite beginning or definite end

Answer 12

imperfect

Question 13

action that was interrupted

Answer 13

imperfect

Question 14

actions that were repeated “habitually” a non specific number of times

Answer 14

imperfect

Question 15

actions that “set the stage” for another past action

Answer 15

imperfect

Question 16

telling time/stating age

Answer 16

imperfect

Question 17

telling dates

Answer 17

imperfect

Question 18

describing characteristics or conditions of people or things

Answer 18

imperfect

Question 19

actions that “used to happen” or that “were happening”

Answer 19

imperfect

Question 20

an action that was planned but never happened

Answer 20

imperfect

Question 21

expresses something that generally happened

Answer 21

imperfect

Question 22

undefined number of times

Answer 22

imperfect

Question 23

weather is generally…

Answer 23

imperfect

Question 24

use of siempre, antes

Answer 24

imperfect