| A | B |
|---|
| When I was a little girl...(Hint words: When I was..." | imperfect tense (General description of the past) |
| Suddenly, it rained. (Hint word: suddenly) | Preterit (We know exactly when something happened) |
| First, I got up and then I showerd.(Hint words: First and then) | Preterit(Series of completed actions) |
| I usually went to the movies. (Hint word: usually) | Imperfect (Habitual) |
| They always talked during class. (Hint word: always) | Imperfect (Habitual) |
| She often sang in the car. (Hint word: often) | Imperfect (Habitual) |
| She talked on the phone for five minutes. (Hint words: for five minutes) | Preterit (for exactly five minutes) |
| Every summer, we went to the beach. (Hint words: every summer) | Imperfect (Habitual) |
| Last Tuesay I bought the book. (Hint words: Last Tuesday) | Preterit (simple completed action and we know when it happened) |
| I used to talk a lot. (Hint words: used to) | Imperfect (Habitual) |
| We skated from three a.m. until 7 a.m. (Hint words: from 3 a.m....) | Preterit (We know the exactly when the action happened) |
| When I was 17...(Hint words: When I was___age__) | Imperfect (Setting the scene) |
| She was wearing a blue dress (Hint word: wearing) | Imperfect (In progress and painting the scene) |
| I was running when...(Hint word: running) | Imperfect (in progress at the time) |
| We went to get ice cream every afternoon (Hint words: every afternoon) | Imperfect (habitial) |
| It was two in the morning (Hint words: all of them!) | Imperfect (Setting the scene) |
| She broke the toy twice. (Hint word: twice) | Preterit (We know exactly how many times she broke the toy) |
| I played baseball last Monday night. (Hint words: last Monday night) | Preterit (We know exactly when I played) |
| I was sick (Hint: a general description of how one felt) | Imperfect (a general descriptin verus "I got sick") |
| She took the test three times. (Hint words: three times) | Preterit (We know the exact number of times.) |
