Preterito Perfecto and Imperfecto

Question 1

How to form the Preterito Perfecto?

Answer 1

“To have” + past participle

(Note: the past participle is the verb’s root + ado/ido/ido)

Question 2

How to conjugate “haber”?

(note: “Haber” is only used for forming tenses, not to indicate possetion or belonging. For that, use “tener”.)

Answer 2

Yo: He
Tu’: Has
El/Ella/Ud: Ha
Nosotros: Hemos
Vosotros: Habe’is
Ellos/Ellas/Uds: Han

Question 3

How to form the Imperfecto?

Answer 3

Verb root + aba/i’a/i’a

(1st person singular and 3rd person singular have the same conjugation.)

Question 4

Determine if you should use preterito perfecto or Imperfecto:

She ate at that restaurant every week for ten years.

Translate.

Answer 4

Imperfecto:

Ella comi’a en ese restaurante cada semana para diez an~os.

(for past actions that were habitual/reccuring)

Question 5

Determine if you should use preterito perfecto or Imperfecto:

I swept this morning.

Translate.

Answer 5

Preterito Perfecto:
Hube barrido esta man~ana.

(note: “haber” conjugation is irregular.)