Spanish 2 Exam 3 Grammar Exam Study Guide.
To talk about actions in the past, use the - Correct Answer preterite tense
If focusing on how things used to be and what usually took place 50 or 60 years ago, use
the - Correct Answer imperfect tense
If talking about a specific completed action, use the - Correct Answer preterite tense
The imperfect is used to - Correct Answer express habitual or repeated actions in the past
(without focus on the completion of a specific action)
express an action or state that was in progress in the past (not whether the action or state
was completed)
describe characteristics and conditions in the past
tell time in the past
express a person's age in the past
Imperfect of -AR verbs - Correct Answer aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban
Imperfect of -ER and -IR verbs - Correct Answer ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
Some expressions commonly used in the imperfect to express ongoing or repeated
actions: - Correct Answer mientras
a veces
, siempre
generalmente
frecuentemente
There are no stem changes in the _______ and only three verbs are irregular: - Correct
Answer imperfect
ir: iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
ser: era eras era éramos erais eran
ver: veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
Imperfect form of hay is - Correct Answer había
Use the preterite to - Correct Answer express a sequence of actions completed in the past
to talk about the beginning or end of an event, action, or condition
to talk about an event, action, or condition that occurred over a specified period of time
Use the imperfect to - Correct Answer talk about customary or habitual actions, events, or
conditions in the past
to express an ongoing part of an event, action, or condition
In a story, the imperfect provides the _______, where the preterite tells _______ - Correct
Answer background information
what happened
Frequently an action or situation (expressed with the _________ ) is going on when
something else (expressed with the _______ ) suddenly happens - Correct Answer
imperfect
preterite
Use _____ or _____ to express comparisons of inequality with nouns, adjectives, and
adverbs - Correct Answer más...que or menos...que
To talk about actions in the past, use the - Correct Answer preterite tense
If focusing on how things used to be and what usually took place 50 or 60 years ago, use
the - Correct Answer imperfect tense
If talking about a specific completed action, use the - Correct Answer preterite tense
The imperfect is used to - Correct Answer express habitual or repeated actions in the past
(without focus on the completion of a specific action)
express an action or state that was in progress in the past (not whether the action or state
was completed)
describe characteristics and conditions in the past
tell time in the past
express a person's age in the past
Imperfect of -AR verbs - Correct Answer aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban
Imperfect of -ER and -IR verbs - Correct Answer ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
Some expressions commonly used in the imperfect to express ongoing or repeated
actions: - Correct Answer mientras
a veces
, siempre
generalmente
frecuentemente
There are no stem changes in the _______ and only three verbs are irregular: - Correct
Answer imperfect
ir: iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
ser: era eras era éramos erais eran
ver: veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
Imperfect form of hay is - Correct Answer había
Use the preterite to - Correct Answer express a sequence of actions completed in the past
to talk about the beginning or end of an event, action, or condition
to talk about an event, action, or condition that occurred over a specified period of time
Use the imperfect to - Correct Answer talk about customary or habitual actions, events, or
conditions in the past
to express an ongoing part of an event, action, or condition
In a story, the imperfect provides the _______, where the preterite tells _______ - Correct
Answer background information
what happened
Frequently an action or situation (expressed with the _________ ) is going on when
something else (expressed with the _______ ) suddenly happens - Correct Answer
imperfect
preterite
Use _____ or _____ to express comparisons of inequality with nouns, adjectives, and
adverbs - Correct Answer más...que or menos...que
