Imperfect vs. Preterite conjugation

Question

Back! I really am confused in all the imperfect vs. preterite. I googled it and still have doubts on it. I have done the conjugations but I would love it if someone would check it to see if I did it correctly. What I have to do is Conjugate it in either preterite or imperfect. Thanks!!! 1.llego ( with a accent over the o) Preterite. 2.entro ( with an accent over the o) Preterite. 3.tenia ( imperfect) 4.Salto ( with accent over the o) preterite 5.corria ( preterite) 6.llego ( with accent over the o) Preterite 7.econtraba ( imperfect) 8.estaba ( imperfect)

El lobo (1)llegar primero a la casa de la abuelita y (2)entrar silenciosamente. La abuelita (3)tener mucho miedo. Ella (4)Saltar de la cama y (5)correr a esconderse. Caperucita roja (6)llegar por fin a la casa de la abuelita. Ella (7)encontrar a su abuelita que (8)estar en la cama.

PS it's better not to double post with two threads, if you get really desperate you can 'bump' the thread by posting in the answer section of your own thread but usually if you give it half and hour or so someone will answer :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 9, 2013

- for such a good effort please accept your first (I believe?) vote :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 9, 2013

Answer 1

Looks nearly perfect to me, seems like you've got the hang of it

The only suggestion I would make would be - 'corrió a esconderse' - if you narrate a sequence of events you would use the preterite and you have 'saltó' and 'corrió' as a sequence of events in your story.

But overall a fantastic effort, bien hecho, sigue así

Lol, Kiwi, it's pleasure to find something you missd! And Kevin did well. - annierats, May 10, 2013

Answer 2

7 Encontró a su abuela que estaba en la cama. ( estaba enla cama, background to the happening of being found there). As Kiwi says, well done!

quite right Annie, sorry Kevin I missed that one. With econtraba it's like saying 'she was finding' her grandma in the bed which sounds just as weird as it does in English jeje - Kiwi-Girl, May 10, 2013