Preterite vs. Imperfect Conjugations
When should I use preterite or imperfect in the following sentences?
- Cuando yo (tener) diez años, mis padres me (llevar) a México por la primera vez.
- Yo (ir) con ellos a varios lugares interesantes.
- Nosotros (conocer) el DF y otros lugares en México.
- Mientras nosotros (estar) de viaje, mi abuelo (morir).
- Mi mamá (saber) la noticia cuando mi abuela (llamar).
- Tristemente, mi madre nos (decir) las noticias.
- Mi madre (estar) muy triste y (llorar).
- Nosotros (arreglar) las cosas para regresar a los Estados Unidos.
- Toda la familia (reunirse) para apoyar a mi abuela.
- (Ser) un tiempo muy triste.
¡Gracias!
1 Answer
Hello Beck
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When should I use preterite or imperfect in the following sentences?
What do you think? Your guess is as good as ours!
Seriously, we do not do people's homework for them...this does not help you to learn and we certainly do not have time to do everyone's homework for them! Instead we encourage you to make your best attempt at doing it and then post the results in the box where you wrote your question. Someone will be happy to check your answers and offer guidance and advice if necessary!
If you are doing a course at school or college your teacher should have given you some guidance notes with some examples showing you how to do them and how to decide when to use the preterite vs the imperfect! If you do not understand his/her instructions then post the part that you do not understand and we will be happy to explain what s/he means!
We have many helpful resources in SpanishDict including short video clips (lessons) created by a qualified teacher called Paralee. Each about lasts 15 minutes and they cover a wide range of topics including the preterite vs the imperfect. Here is a direct link to the Learn Spanish video (clips): enter link description here
I hope this helps
