| A | B |
|---|
| Which tense is used with beginning actions? | preterite |
| which tense is used with ending actions? | preterite |
| Which tense is used with completed actions? | preterite |
| which tense is used with interruptions? | preterite |
| Which tense is used with change in condition? | preterite |
| Which tense is used to say "used to"? | imperfect |
| Which tense is used when the action is repeated? | imperfect |
| which tense is use to describe in the past? | imperfect |
| Which tense is used to tell time in the past? | imperfect |
| Which tense is used for ongoing situations (what was happening)? | imperfect |
| which tense is used to indicate what "would always happen" | imperfect |
| Which tense is used with state of mind in the past (knew, believed, thought, wanted, etc) | imperfect |
| Which tense is used with emotion in the past? | imperfect |
| Which tense is used with possession in the past (to say you "had" something)? | imperfect |
| Translate: every day I would go | todos los días yo iba |
| One day I went to the beach | un día yo fui a la playa |
| Normally I would watch TV | normalmente veía/ miraba televisión. |
| Last night I watched TV | Anoche vi/ miré television. |
| My parents used to give me money. | Mis padres me daban dinero. |
| My parents gave me money yesterday | Mis padres me dieron dinero ayer |
| All of a sudden he fell | De repente él se cayó |
| He always fell | Él siempre se caía |
| They never slept a lot. | Ellos nunca se dormían mucho |
| The day before yestereday they slept a lot | Anteayer ellos durmieron mucho |
| You guys would have fun on weekends. | Uds. se divertían los fines de semana |
| You guys had fun last weekend. | Uds. se divirtieron el fin de semana pasado. |
| Every day our dad read to us | Todos los días nuestro papá nos leía |
| Last night our dad read to us | Anoche nuestro papá nos leía |
| She used to be a doctor. | Ella era doctora/ médica. |
| She was a doctor for 30 years. | Ella fue doctora/médica por 30 años |
| Her plants would always die | Sus plantas siempre morían |
| Her plants died last week. | Sus plantas murieron la semana pasada |
| I was dancing | Yo bailaba AND yo estaba bailando |
| I danced at the party. | Yo bailé en la fiesta. |
| You were eating. | Tü comías AND Tú estabas comiendo OR Ud. comía AND Ud. estaba comiendo |
| You ate a burrito. | Tú comiste un burrito OR Ud. comió un burrito |
| We were having fun | Nos divertíamos AND Nos estábamos divirtiendo AND EStábamos divirtiéndonos |
| His brother didn't go to school every day | Su hermano no iba a la escuela todos los días |
| His brother didn't go to school last week | La semana pasada su hermano no fue a la escuela. |
| You generally came to school at 7:00 | Generalmente venías a la escuela a las 7:00 |
| You came to school at 7:00 once. | Una vez viniste a la escuela a las 7:00. |
| You had an accident. | Tú tuviste un accidente. OR Ud. tuvo un accidente |
| You had a lot of money. | Tú tenías mucho dinero. OR Ud. tenía mucho dinero |
| We used to make dinner | Hacíamos la cena. |
| We made dinner once | Hicimos la cena una vez |
| I did the homework each night | Hacía la tarea cada noche |
| I did the homework yesterday | Hice la tarea anoche |
| I always put on a jacket when it was cold. | Me ponía una chaqueta cuando hacía frío |
| I put on a jacket last night | Me puse una chaqueta anoche |
| I refused to do the work | No quise hacer el trabajo |
| I didn't want to do the work | No quería hacer el trabajo |
| You guys met me. | Uds. me conocieron |
| You guys knew me well. | Uds. me conocían bien |
| We found out the truth | Supimos la verdad |
| We knew the truth | Sabíamos la verdad |
| You were absent yesterday | Tú estuviste ausente ayer. OR Ud. estuvo ausente ayer |
| You were happy | Tú estabas contento/a OR Ud. estaba contento/a |
| You couldn't do the homework last night | No pudiste hacer la tarea anoche |
| I could play soccer really well. | Jugaba al fútbol muy bien. |
| They told you their secret | Ellos te dijeron su secreto |
| They used to tell you their secrets | Ellos te decían sus secretos. |
| You brought me a gift | Tú me trajiste un regalo OR Ud. me trajo un regalo |
| You always brought me gifts | Tú siempre me traías regalos OR Ud. siempre me traía regalos |
| The house was big. | La casa era grande |
| It was hot | Hacia calor |
| She was pretty | Ella era bonita/ hermosa/ guapa/ bella |
| We were going to school | Íbamos a la escuela. ("estábamos yendo" exists but is rarely used) |
| I rode my skateboard. | Anduve en patineta. |
| I would usually ride my skateboard. | Normalmente andaba en patineta |
| You guys walked to school | Uds. anduvieron/ caminaron a la escuela |
| You sang. | Tú cantaste OR Ud. cantó |
| You used to sing. | Tú cantabas OR Ud. cantaba |
| He lived in San Francisco for 5 years | Él vivió en San Francisco por 5 años |
| He used to live in San Francisco. | Él vivía en San Francisco |
| She sent a text | ella mandó un texto |
| She never sent texts | ella nunca mandaba textos |
| All of a sudden they sat down. | De repente se sentaron. |
| While they sang, they danced | Mientras cantaban, bailaban |
| Our friend cried. | Nuestra amiga lloró. |
| Our friend cried every day. | Nuestra amiga lloraba todos los días. |
| It was 2:00 | Eran las 2:00 |
| It was Sunday. | Era domingo. |
| It was February | Era febrero |
| Susana was sad | Susana estaba triste |
| Fred was in Puerto Rico | Fred estaba en Puerto Rico |
| The dog was ugly | El perro era feo. |
| There was a party in my house last night. | Hubo una fiesta en mi casa anoche |
| There were a lot of people at the party | Había mucha gente en la fiesta |
| Juan left early | Juan salió temprano |
| Juan normally left early | Juan normalmente salía temprano |
