tenses

Question 1

when to use preterite
past

Answer 1

• completed events
• starts and finishes in the past
• specific times
• listed events

Question 2

when to use imperfect
past

Answer 2

• habitual/repeated actions
• 2 things happened at once
• date
• age
• descriptions of feelings, conditions, characteristics

Question 3

preterite

Answer 3

yo é í
tú aste iste
él, ella, usted ó ió
nosotros amos imos
ellos, ellas, ustedes aron ieron

Question 4

imperfect

Answer 4

yo aba ía
tú abas ías
él, ella, usted aba ía
nosotros ábamos íamos
ellos, ellas, ustedes aban ían

Question 5

future

Answer 5

yo é
tú ás
usted, él, ella á
nosotros emos
ustedes, ellos, ellas án

Question 6

imperfect
irregular: ir, to go

Question 7

imperfect
irregular: ser, to be

Question 8

imperfect
irregular: ver, to see

Question 9

preterite
irregular: ir

Question 10

preterite
irregular: ser