Preterito o imperfecto

Question

For the following sentences, should I use Preterito, or Imperfecto and why?

1. El mes pasado mis padres ___|\___|\___| (ir) a las Cataratas del Niagara. Ellos \___|\___|__ (ver) muchos turistas ques ___|\___|\___|\___| (venir) de todas partes.

2. Cuando yo ___|\___|__ (ir) a lay playa la semana pasada, ___|\___|\___|\___| (ponerse) un traje de bano nuevo. \___|\___|\___|_ (Entrar) al mar y \___|\___|\___| (nadar) toda la tarde.

3. Jose ___|\___| (leer) el pariodico, cuando Maria \___|\___|\___|_ (Entrar) en la sala.

4. Cuando ___|\___|\___|\___|__ (ser) pequene, ella ___|\___|\___|\___| (estudiar) mucho.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Answer 1

Sara, you have to use both and we will proofread this as soon as you give your answers. (wink wink)

Answer 2

Please do not answer until Sara does her own work.

Answer 3

'Playfully sticks out her tongue at Heidi.' Ok... I have:

1. fueron, vieron, and vinieron
2. fui, me ponia, entro, and nadaba
3. leia, entro
4. era, estudio

Answer 4

Sarasi Dunel said:

'Playfully sticks out her tongue at Heidi.' Ok... I have: 1. fueron, vieron, and vinieron

1. fui, me ponia, entro, and nadaba

2. leia, entro

3. era, estudio

I think for # 4, it should probably be estudiaba. (It sounds like a classic textbook question about "habitual" action.)

Other than that, please just note that you are missing some accents.

Answer 5

Yes Natasha, I know I am missing accents, I can't for some reason get them to work! Any help with that would be nice.

Answer 6

Sarasi Dunel said:

Yes Natasha, I know I am missing accents, I can't for some reason get them to work! Any help with that would be nice.

Click on "Rules / Resources" above, and then "Typing Spanish." That should get you started.

Answer 7

Thanks!

Answer 8

1. El mes pasado mis padres ___|\___|\___| (ir) a las Cataratas del Niagara. Ellos \___|\___|__ (ver) muchos turistas ques ___|__venían___|\___|_ (venir) de todas partes.

2. Cuando yo ___|\___|__ (ir) a lay playa la semana pasada, ___|me puse\___|\___|\___| (ponerse) un traje de bano nuevo. \___|entré\___|\___|_ (Entrar) al mar y \___|\__nadé\___|_ (nadar) toda la tarde.

3. Jose ___|\___| (leer) el pariodico, cuando Maria \___|\___|\___|_ (Entrar) en la sala.

4. Cuando ___|\___|\___|\___|__ (ser) pequeña, ella ___|\___|estudiaba\___|\___| (estudiar) mucho.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Welcome Sara...

Answer 9

I agree with Heidita's answers and I might suggest that "pariodico" should be "periódico" plus José and María needed accents.

Heidita said:

1. El mes pasado mis padres ___|\___|\___| (ir) a las Cataratas del Niagara. Ellos \___|\___|__ (ver) muchos turistas ques ___|__venían___|\___|_ (venir) de todas partes.2. Cuando yo ___|\___|__ (ir) a lay playa la semana pasada, ___|me puse\___|\___|\___| (ponerse) un traje de bano nuevo. \___|entré\___|\___|_ (Entrar) al mar y \___|\__nadé\___|_ (nadar) toda la tarde.3. Jose ___|\___| (leer) el pariodico, cuando Maria \___|\___|\___|_ (Entrar) en la sala.4. Cuando \___|\___|\___|\___|__ (ser) pequeña, ella ___|\___|estudiaba\___|\___| (estudiar) mucho.Thanks for your help in advance.Welcome Sara...

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Answer 10

Yea, I know about the accents. My problem is I can't do accents with my key board, and making the keyboard change would just take too long because I use school computers.

Answer 11

Natasha said:

I think for # 4, it should probably be estudiaba. (It sounds like a classic textbook question about "habitual" action.) Other than that, please just note that you are missing some accents.

The verb "estudiar" doesn't have to be imperfect or preterite, since both would be correct to express habitual actions. "Estudiaba" is more common, though. The only thing that shouldn't be there is that second "ella".

Answer 12

Hey Lazarus1907, what second ella where'

Answer 13

Sarasi Dunel said:

Hey Lazarus1907, what second ella where?

Sorry, there is actually only one, but it shouldn't be there anyway:

1. Cuando era pequeña, ella estudiaba/estudió mucho.