Verbs Conjugation Exercises Flashcards
Juan spoke from one until two o’clock.
Juan habló de la una hasta las dos.
preterite - clearly stated beginning and end
Generally speaking, the ____________ (preterite or imperfect)
is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed.
preterite
Use of the _______________________ (preterite or imperfect tense) implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end.
preterite
ex: Juan habló de la una hasta las dos.
Juan spoke from one until two o’clock.
(clearly stated beginning and end)
Juan spoke for two hours.
Juan habló dos horas.
preterite - implied beginning and end
Juan spoke with the student.
Juan habló con la estudiante.
preterite - implied beginning and end
To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite:
simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following:
yo - é
tú - aste
él/ella/Usted - ó
nosotros - amos
vosotros - asteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. - aron
To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the imperfect
simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following:
yo - aba
tú - abas
él/ella/Usted - aba
nosotros - ábamos
vosotros - astais
ellos/ellas/Uds. - aban
The ____________ (preterite/imperfect) tells us specifically when an action took place.
the preterite
The _________ (preterite/imperfect) tells us in general when an action took place.
the imperfect
The girls used to speak in English.
Las chicas hablaban en inglés.
imperfect - no definite beginning or end
to speak
(preterite)
hablar
yo hablé
tú hablaste
él/ella/Usted habló
nosotros hablamos
vosotros hablasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. hablaron
I speak (preterite)
yo hablé
The kids needed toys
(imperfect)
Los niños necesitaban juguetes
They studied
(preterite)
Ellos estudiaron.
The children were talking.
Los niños hablaban.
(imperfect)
