Preterite / El Pretérito - AP Spanish Language and Culture

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Question

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.

Answer

The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.

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Question

Which is the correct verb form?

Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.

Answer

This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.

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Question

Which verb form is correct in context?

Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.

Answer

An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."

English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."

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Question

Which verb form properly completes the sentence?

__________ cerca de la orilla del rio cuando, de repente, vi un pez.

Answer

The first verb conveys an action that is interrupted, so it needs to be in the imperfect tense. Only "Andaba" is the first person imperfect form of "andar" (to walk).

English translation: "I was walking near the bank of the river when, all of a sudden, I saw a fish."

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Question

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.

Answer

The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.

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Question

Which is the correct verb form?

Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.

Answer

This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form is correct in context?

Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.

Answer

An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."

English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form properly completes the sentence?

__________ cerca de la orilla del rio cuando, de repente, vi un pez.

Answer

The first verb conveys an action that is interrupted, so it needs to be in the imperfect tense. Only "Andaba" is the first person imperfect form of "andar" (to walk).

English translation: "I was walking near the bank of the river when, all of a sudden, I saw a fish."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which is the correct verb form?

Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.

Answer

This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form is correct in context?

Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.

Answer

An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."

English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form properly completes the sentence?

__________ cerca de la orilla del rio cuando, de repente, vi un pez.

Answer

The first verb conveys an action that is interrupted, so it needs to be in the imperfect tense. Only "Andaba" is the first person imperfect form of "andar" (to walk).

English translation: "I was walking near the bank of the river when, all of a sudden, I saw a fish."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.

Answer

The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form is correct in context?

Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.

Answer

An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."

English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form properly completes the sentence?

__________ cerca de la orilla del rio cuando, de repente, vi un pez.

Answer

The first verb conveys an action that is interrupted, so it needs to be in the imperfect tense. Only "Andaba" is the first person imperfect form of "andar" (to walk).

English translation: "I was walking near the bank of the river when, all of a sudden, I saw a fish."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which is the correct verb form?

Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.

Answer

This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.

Answer

The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which is the correct verb form?

Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.

Answer

This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form is correct in context?

Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.

Answer

An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."

English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form properly completes the sentence?

__________ cerca de la orilla del rio cuando, de repente, vi un pez.

Answer

The first verb conveys an action that is interrupted, so it needs to be in the imperfect tense. Only "Andaba" is the first person imperfect form of "andar" (to walk).

English translation: "I was walking near the bank of the river when, all of a sudden, I saw a fish."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

Question

Which verb form is correct in context?

Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.

Answer

An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."

English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."

Compare your answer with the correct one above

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