Preterite and Imperfect Assessment

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45 questions
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subject is "the weather"

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"there was" --> impersonal verb form

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¡ojo! Reflexive verb

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15. La clase __(esperar) por media hora. (Typo in document)

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Subject is still "la clase"

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Subject is "la clase"

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la gente / desayunar

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Subject is Todos

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¡ojo! Reflexive Verb

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Subject is "the weather"

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Reported Speech requires you to use both preterite and imperfect in the sentece. Ex: My mom told me she was nice.

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The imperfect tense is used to talk about specific one time actions that are open and closed events.

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The preterite tense is used to describe our likes, dislikes and feelings in the past. For example, head and heart verbs are almost always used only in the preterite.

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The Preterite is used to set a scene or describe events that happened in the past.

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The Imperfect is used to talk about the weather, time and someone's age in the past.

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Fill in the blank with the correct imperfect OR preterite conjugation of the verb in parenthesis.

"Cuando __________ (ser) niño, me gustaba jugar con bloques."

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Fill in the blank with the correct imperfect OR preterite conjugation of the verb in parenthesis.

"Ayer, los científicos ____________ (salir) para la convención."

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Fill in the blank with the correct imperfect OR preterite conjugation of the verb in parenthesis.

"Siempre ___________ (almorzar) nosotros en la cafetería pero en ese día, ____________ (comer) meriendas sabrosas en la clase de español.

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Fill in the blank with the correct imperfect OR preterite conjugation of the verb in parenthesis.

"________ (ser) las tres de la mañana cuando el ladrón ____________ (entrar) en la casa."

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Identify all verbs in the preterite tense.

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Identify all words or phrases associated with the imperfect tense.