Práctica con los verbos pretéritos e imperfectos
Indicate if the sentences require the preterit or imperfect, give the reason, and then translate into Spanish.
Some sentences have more than one verb.
1. Aladdin loved Jasmine.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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2. He put on his shoes and jacket.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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3. He was scared when he saw the movie. type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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4. I read six books last summer.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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5. I was studying when you called.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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6. It was 4:15 on Monday.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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7. It was very cold in February.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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8. My parents went dancing every Friday night.
type: ________________reason: ________________
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9. She was pretty when she was young.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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10. She went to Florida every summer.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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11. Spencer was running in the park when he was attacked by Trevor.
type: ___________reason: ___________
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12. The windows were open and the birds were singing.
type: ________________reason: ________________
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13. They bought a new car last weekend.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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14. They found out the truth.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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15. We went to the Rascal Flatts concert.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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16. We were 15 when our grandfather died.
type: ___________________reason: ___________________
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17. We were at the festival last night.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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18. We were playing baseball when it started to rain.
type: ________________reason: ________________
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19. You tried to order the book from Amazon.
type: ________________reason: ________________
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20. You were very sad.
type: _____________________ reason: _____________________
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