Which construct to use

Question 0

Past tense for an action which was happening when another action began

Answer 0

Imperfect

Question 1

Past tense for regularly occurances / ongoing actions

Answer 1

Imperfect

Question 2

Past tense for actions which occured recently and are relevant now

Answer 2

Perfect

Question 3

To describe a state, e.g. how someone looked or was

Answer 3

Imperfect

Question 4

For simultaneous / incomplete actions in the past

Answer 4

Imperfect

Question 5

For a past action which started whilst another action was ongoing

Answer 5

Indefinite

Question 6

For a one-off past action

Answer 6

Indefinite

Question 7

For an action fully completed in the past with no relevance for the present (often used with expressions like ayer, anteayer, anoche, el año pasado)

Answer 7

Indefinite

Question 8

For a series of completed actions

Answer 8

Indefinite

Question 9

When asking about something in the past without knowledge of when it occured

Answer 9

Perfect

Question 10

To describe a past action which was completed before another past action

Answer 10

Plusquamperfect / Past perfect

Question 11

Expressions of time associated with the imperitive

Answer 11

a menudo  often
a veces  from time to time
algunas veces  sometimes
casi nunca  almost never 
casi siempre  nearly always
de vez en cuando  from time to time
generalmente  generally
muchas veces often
por lo general  generally
rara vez  rarely
siempre  always
todos las mañanas  every morning
todos los años / dias  every year / day

Question 12

For something which is going to happen soon

Answer 12

Near future

Question 13

To intend to do soemthing in the near future

Answer 13

pensar + infinitive

Question 14

To express a wish for the near future

Answer 14

querer + infinitive

Question 15

Simple future -ar

Answer 15

infinitive + ending

jugaré
jugarás
jugará
jugaremos
jugaréis
jugarán

Question 16

For predictions and announcements

Answer 16

future

Question 17

To refer to future events, states and situations

Answer 17

future

Question 18

To describe what’s prohibitted / mandatory

Answer 18

future

Question 19

To describe presumptions, probability and doubts

Answer 19

future