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Email Nombre: Print Form Fecha: á Repaso rápido: Preterite vs. imperfect tense A sentence in Spanish may contain various combinations of the preterite and imperfect. For example, a sentence may have several verbs in the preterite tense if you state a sequence of actions. Salí de casa, fui a la escuela y empecé a estudiar. A sentence may also include a verb in the preterite tense and another in the imperfect tense. The imperfect tense is used to describe a repeated action or an ongoing situation. Use the preterite to state what happened during the repeated or ongoing action. Nosotros comíamos cuando Alejandro llegó. Two or more verbs in the imperfect can describe simultaneous actions or conditions. Clara estudiaba mientras Ana jugaba. 6 Circle the correct preterite or imperfect verb form to complete each sentence. 1. Mis padres ( fueron / iban ) a Puerto Rico el año pasado. 2. En San Juan ( vieron / veían ) muchos monumentos importantes. 3. En la playa mi madre ( tomó / tomaba ) el sol mientras mi padre ( leyó / leía ). 4. Un día mi madre ( quiso / quería ) hacer una excursión pero mi padre ( fue / iba ) a un partido de béisbol. 5. Nosotros ( estuvimos / estábamos ) muy contentos cuando ellos ( llegaron / llegaban ) a casa. 70 Lección A 000-148_Aven2GramVoc.indd 70 ¡Aventura! 2 Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises © EMC Publishing, LLC 11/21/07 3:26:43 PM