In this exercise, we need to write the corresponding letter that describes the use of the imperfect next to the sentence. The letter *a.* describes person/place, letter *b.* continuous action, and letter *c.* date/time/age/weather.
The sentence reads:
*”____Martin was tall, dark, and athletic.”*

Since we have Martín as the subject, we know that the sentence is describing a person. Therefore, we will choose the letter “a”.

a.

In this exercise, we need to write the corresponding letter that describes the use of the imperfect next to the sentence. The letter *a* describes person/place, letter *b.* continuous action, and letter *c.* date/time/age/weather.
The sentence reads:
*”____Joaquin ran through the mountains.”*

Since the sentence is describing what Joaquín was doing, we will choose the letter “b”.

b.

In this exercise, we need to write the corresponding letter that describes the use of the imperfect next to the sentence. The letter *a* describes person/place, letter *b.* continuous action, and letter *c.* date/time/age/weather.
The sentence reads:
*”______It was very cold at night.”*

Since the sentence is describing how the weather was, we will choose the letter “c”.

c.

In this exercise, we need to write the corresponding letter that describes the use of the imperfect next to the sentence. The letter *a* describes person/place, letter *b.* continuous action, and letter *c.* date/time/age/weather.
The sentence reads:
*”____The children were five years old.”*

Since the sentence is describing how old the kids were, their age, we will choose the letter “c”.

c.

In this exercise, we need to write the corresponding letter that describes the use of the imperfect next to the sentence. The letter *a* describes person/place, letter *b.* continuous action, and letter *c.* date/time/age/weather.
The sentence reads:
*”____The house was red and old.”*

Since the sentence is describing the house, a place, we will choose the letter “a”.

a.

In this exercise, we need to write the corresponding letter that describes the use of the imperfect next to the sentence. The letter *a* describes person/place, letter *b.* continuous action, and letter *c.* date/time/age/weather.
The sentence reads:
*”____The teacher taught the lesson.”*

Since the sentence is describing what the teacher was doing, an action, we will choose the letter “b”.

b.