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Question

Preterite or Imperfect. & conjugation. 1. Yo no (estudiar) anoche. 2. John (ser) bombero. 3.Ellos (hablar) por telefono ayer. 4 Nosotros siepre (comer) pizza los viernes. 5. (Ser) las siete. 6. Tu (ver) una pelicula en la television el lunes. 7. Ella (comer) pollo cada dia. 8. (Hacer) mucho calor los veranos. 9. Ellos (nadar) en Mexico el mes pasado. 10.Yo (lavar) los plantas mientras ella (Lavar) 11. Juan (ser) 55 anos. 12 Ella (conocer) a Juan ayer. 13. Tu (ir) a las fiestas todas las noches. 14.Los estudiantes (escribir) una carta la semana pasada. PLEASE HELP )))))):

Hello =) Here we don't give out answers for homework, but if you post your attempt we will be happy to help... :D - NikkiLR, Mar 10, 2012

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My attempt: p:estuie - mariahsdavis, Mar 10, 2012

mariahsdavis ,don`t get scared if you make mistakes,this is absolutely normal when you start learning something - luisssito, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 1

My attempt: 1 P Estivie 2. P: Fue 3: P Hablo 4.I: Comiamos 5 P Fue 6 I veias 7. I comia 8. I hacia 9. P nadaron 10 I: lavaba 11. P Fue 12. P: conocio 13. I Ibas 14. P: escriberon No can you check this and tell me the correct answers?

Answer 2

Hi, Martha,

First, you need to get your accents from the bottom of this box. Click on áéíóúñ, It's really easy.

1. Yo no estudié anoche. -- has the preterite clue word "anoche" - for completed past action.

2. John era bombero. -- He used to be a fireman --imperfect- no particular time frame is mentioned.

3. .Ellos hablaron por telefono ayer. You need to match your tense with your subject. Ellos hablaron - This has the preterite clue word "ayer" for a completed past action.

   1. Nosotros siempre comíamos pizza los viernes. Has the imperfect clue word "Siempre" -- We always used to eat pizza every Friday --

4. . Era las siete. Imperfect is used to tell time in the past.

6 . Tú viste una pelicula en la television el lunes. You saw a movie on television Monday -- specifies a particular day, so it is completed past action.

7 Ella comía pollo cada dia. --She used to eat chicken everyday.-- imperfect clue word cada día - shows on going past action.

8..Hacía mucho calor los veranos. Imperfect is used to describe ongoing weather conditions in the past.

1. Ellos nadaron en Mexico el mes pasado. Preterite clue words "el mes pasado".

10..Yo lavé los plantas mientras ella lavó. I washed the plants while she washed. ???This really doesn't make sense. Although this doesn't give a specific time, it seems like a one time event. I could be wrong. How about, Mientras yo lavaban los platos ella lavaba la ropa.: While I was washing the dishes, she was washing the clothes. Use the Imperfect for: Simultaneous Actions in the Past -

11.. Juan era 55 anos.Imperfect is used for age. Better would be tenía

1. Ella conoció a Juan ayer. Preterit clue word. She met Juan yesterday

13.. Tú ibas a las fiestas todas las noches. Imperfect clue words "todas las noches". ongoing action. You used to go the parties every night.

1. .Los estudiantes escribieron una carta la semana pasada. Preterite clue words -la semana pasada shows completed past action.

Sorry, I can't get the numbers to list in the right order. - sanlee, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 3

Hi Martha. Give it a try first. Use your preterite / imperfect clue words.

Words like anoche, ayer,a particular day of the week, last week, are preterite clue words.

Here are 2 flashcard sets with preterite and imperfect clue words

Then, give us your answers and we will check them.

http://www.spanishdict.com/flashcards/88886/words-used-with-the-preterit

http://www.spanishdict.com/flashcards/93193/imperfect-clues

Answer 4

1. Estudé
2. era
3. hablaron
4. éramos
5. Fue
6. viste
7. comía? (Not sure about this one, not enough context is given to really tell.)
8. Hacía
9. nadaron
10. lavé, lavó
11. Fue (That sentence is incorrect, it should be "Juan tuvo 55 años.")
12. conoció 13.ibas
13. escribieron

De nada

We do not give homework answers here. - NikkiLR, Mar 10, 2012

can you tell me whether they are P OR I??? - mariahsdavis, Mar 10, 2012

Answer 5

But in the number 11 it's not ser. In english it is JUan is 55 years old, but in Spanish it's Juan tiene 55 años.