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IMPERFECT vs PRETERIT
VERBS
hablar nadar
correr comer
salir cantar
THE PRETERITE and THE IMPERFECT are both used to refer to the PAST.
As Profa reads sentences in English decide whether they should be written in the P(Preterit) or in the
I(Imperfect). Write P or I in the boxes below.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Reading:
1. Read the following story.
2. Identify if the bolded verbs are griten in the Preterite or Imerfect.
3. Make your best attempt to sumaries the story below.
Vocabulario Importante:
Verbos:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Writing:
Complete the following with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis in the PRETERITE:
1. María y Miguel _____________________ en Baltimore. (vivir)
2. Ellas _________________________ la carta. (escribir)
3. Jose y yo______________________ en el parque los sá bados. (correr)
4. Tú ______________________ el libro. (comprar)
Complete the following with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis in the IMPERFECT:
1. Cuando era niñ o _____________________ futbol. (jugar)
2. Cuando era niñ o _________________________ los libros (leer)
3. Cuando ellos eran niñ os ______________________ la guitarra. (tocar)
4. Cuando éramos niñ os ______________________ en el mar. (nadar)
Use either the IMPERFECT TENSE or the PRETERIT TENSE to fill in the blank.
a. Jugé
b. Jugaba
c. Jugo
d. Jugá bamos
Homework: Complete the worksheet using the IMPERFECT. You may want to write down the imperfect
endings on the back of your homework and study them at home. You will need to MEMORIZE them for
your QUIZ next week!!