Post on 12-Jul-2022
El Pretéritoy
El ImperfectoReview Game
Bobbie-Angela Wong and Neal Patel
Round 1Vale un punto
There was an accident.
Hubo un accidente.
When I was a kid, I used to be
mischievous.
Cuando era pequeño(a), era
travieso(a).
She was in a rush.
Ella tenía prisa.
We were angry.
Estábamosenojados.
They slept for an hour.
(Ellos/Ellas)
Durmieron
una hora.
He came with wine.
Vino con vino.
I brought a suit to the wedding.
Traje un traje a la boda.
It was hot and sunny.
Hacía calor y hacía sol.
Round 2Vale dos puntos
When I was young, I wanted to have
success.
Cuando era pequeña, quería
tener éxito.
I was watching tv at home because I
couldn’t go out.
Veía la tele en mi casa porque no
podía salir.
It was cold and it was snowing.
Hacía frío y nevaba.
It was eleven at night when he went to bed.
Eran las once de la noche cuando él
se acostó.
We were singing while they were
dancing.
Cantábamos mientras bailaban.
We were bored, that’s why we
went to the mall.
Estábamos aburridos, por eso fuimos al centro
comercial.
There was a party yesterday and
there were a lot of people.
Hubo una fiesta ayer y había
mucha gente.
Round 3Vale tres puntos
He made an appointment to see the doctor
because he was sick.
Él hizo una cita para ver al médico porque él estaba
enfermo.
Every Sunday, I used to go to the
movies and I always used to
wait on line.
Todos los domingos, iba al cine y siempre
esperaba en cola.
I didn’t like the appetizers there,
so I went to a different bar.
No me gustaron las tapas allí, por eso fui a una tasca/un
bar diferente.
Señora Moskowitz knew Fred, but
Señorita Santiago met him
yesterday.
Las señora Moskowitz conocía a Fred, perola Srta. Santiago lo
conoció ayer.
Señor Burgo’s great grandfather had a
red car.
El bisabuelo del Sr. Burgos tuvo un
coche rojo.
Three weeks ago, Doctora Amos
threw a party and received lots of
gifts.
Hace tres semanas, La Dra. Amos
dio/hizo una fiesta y recibió muchos
regalos.
You broke your leg, went to the
hospital, and then they put a cast on
you.
Te rompiste la pierna, fuiste al
hospital y entonces te pusieron un
yeso.
Round 4Vale tantos puntos como
ustedes quieran.
¿Cuándo deben Uds. usar el imperfecto? (3)
¿Cuando deben Uds. usar el pretérito? (1)
El Imperfecto• Used to happen repeatedly• Process is on going• Description
-Time-Weather-Age-Feelings
El Pretérito• What someone already did• What happened in the past• Completed actions• Completed events