Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
1st Edition
Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780131661493
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Page 44: Usos del imperfecto C

Exercise 1
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, we need to first circle the verb and then determine if the action is habitual and write *H* next to the sentence or if the action happened only once write O.
The sentence reads:
“___We beat the San Luis Obispo school team last week.”
Step 2
2 of 4
The imperfect tense and the preterite tense both describe events and things in the past, but there are a few differences.
The imperfect is used when we are describing a habitual action, ongoing action, and to describe places and people in the past.
On the contrary, the preterite is used when we are describing an event that happened only one time in the past and at a specific time in the past.
Step 3
3 of 4
Since in the sentence we have *la semana pasada* (last week), which is a specific time in the past, we know it is an action that occurred once (preterite). Therefore, we will write the letter *O* next to the sentence.
Result
4 of 4
O
Exercise 2
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, we need to first circle the verb and then determine if the action is habitual and write *H* next to the sentence or if the action happened only once write O.
The sentence reads:
“___ Last summer I participated in a very tough race.”
Step 2
2 of 4
The imperfect tense and the preterite tense both describe events and things in the past, but there are a few differences.
The imperfect is used when we are describing a habitual action, ongoing action, and to describe places and people in the past.
On the contrary, the preterite is used when we are describing an event that happened only one time in the past and at a specific time in the past.
Step 3
3 of 4
Since in the sentence we have *el verano pasado* (last summer), which is a specific time in the past, we know it is an action that occurred once (preterite). Therefore, we will write the letter *O* next to the sentence.
Result
4 of 4
O
Exercise 3
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, we need to first circle the verb and then determine if the action is habitual and write *H* next to the sentence or if the action happened only once write O.
The sentence reads:
“___Students practiced volleyball every week.”
Step 2
2 of 4
The imperfect tense and the preterite tense both describe events and things in the past, but there are a few differences.
The imperfect is used when we are describing a habitual action, ongoing action, and to describe places and people in the past.
On the contrary, the preterite is used when we are describing an event that happened only one time in the past and at a specific time in the past.
Step 3
3 of 4
Since in the sentence we have *cada semana* (every week), which is indicating a habitual action (imperfect). Therefore, we will write the letter *H* next to the sentence.
Result
4 of 4
H
Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, we need to first circle the verb and then determine if the action is habitual and write H next to the sentence or if the action happened only once write O.
The sentence reads:
“___Athletes put in an incredible effort every day.”
Step 2
2 of 4
The imperfect tense and the preterite tense both describe events and things in the past, but there are a few differences.
The imperfect is used when we are describing a habitual action, ongoing action, and to describe places and people in the past.
On the contrary, the preterite is used when we are describing an event that happened only one time in the past and at a specific time in the past.
Step 3
3 of 4
Since in the sentence we have *todos los días* (every day), which is indicating a habitual action (imperfect). Therefore, we will write the letter H next to the sentence.
Result
4 of 4
H
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