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Dos idiomas, dos culturas - los Nuyoricans: imperfect for habitual actions

I can distinguish between the present and imperfect tenses in the life of a Nuyorican.

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Dos idiomas, dos culturas - los Nuyoricans: imperfect for habitual actions

I can distinguish between the present and imperfect tenses in the life of a Nuyorican.

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Key learning points

  1. The imperfect tense is used to talk about habitual actions in the past or to describe how things were in the past.
  2. The regular imperfect endings for singular -ar verbs are -aba, -abas and -aba.
  3. The regular imperfect endings for singular -er/-ir verbs are -ía, -ías and -ía.
  4. 'Ser' is irregular in the imperfect tense. Use 'era' or 'eras' to mean was/were + trait.

Keywords

  • Imperfect tense - used to talk about habitual actions in the past or to describe how things were in the past

  • Era - part of 'ser' in the imperfect tense meaning 'I, she, he, it was' or 'I, she, he, it used to be'

Common misconception

The only way of saying 'I played' in Spanish is 'jugué'.

'I played' could be translated as 'jugué' or 'jugaba'. The preterite verb 'jugué' implies a single, completed action in the past, whereas the imperfect verb 'jugaba' implies a habitual action in the past.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the numbers from smallest to largest.
1 - cero
2 - ciento
3 - quinientos
4 - setecientos
5 - novecientos
Q2.
Which word means 'heavy'?
gracioso
divertido
feliz
Correct answer: pesado
hermoso
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:parecer,to seem, seeming

to seem, seeming

Correct Answer:pasarlo bien,to have a good time

to have a good time

Correct Answer:pasarlo mal,to have a bad time

to have a bad time

Correct Answer:prohibir,to prohibit, forbid

to prohibit, forbid

Correct Answer:proteger,to protect, protecting

to protect, protecting

Correct Answer:producir,to produce, producing

to produce, producing

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:diario (m),newspaper

newspaper

Correct Answer:pérdida (f),loss

loss

Correct Answer:vuelta (f),return

return

Correct Answer:puente (m),bridge, long weekend

bridge, long weekend

Correct Answer:espectáculo (m),show, performance

show, performance

Correct Answer:desafío (m),challenge

challenge

Q5.
Which sentences mean 'I played football'?
Juego al fútbol.
Jugar al fútbol.
Correct answer: Jugué al fútbol.
Correct answer: Jugaba al fútbol.
Jugaré al fútbol.
Q6.
Write in English: 'Temo el conflicto'.
Correct Answer: I am scared of conflict., I fear conflict.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which verb is not in the imperfect tense?
veía
veías
Correct answer: veo
eras
era
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:escribía,I, she, he, it used to write

I, she, he, it used to write

Correct Answer:escribías,you used to write

you used to write

Correct Answer:escondía,I, she, he, it used to hide

I, she, he, it used to hide

Correct Answer:escondías,you used to hide

you used to hide

Correct Answer:escuchaba,I, she, he, it used to listen

I, she, he, it used to listen

Correct Answer:escuchabas,you used to listen

you used to listen

Q3.
Which Spanish verbs would have an imperfect form ending in -aba?
to have, having
to open, opening
Correct answer: to sing, singing
to eat, eating
Correct answer: to play, playing
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I used to swim whereas you used to do homework'.
1 - hacía
2 - natación
3 - en
4 - cambio
5 - hacías
6 - los
7 - deberes
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'I used to live with my family'.
Correct Answer: Vivía con mi familia., Yo vivía con mi familia.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'He used to inform the people'.
Correct Answer: Informaba a la gente., Él informaba a la gente.

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