In this exercise, we need to complete the sentence with the correct verb formatted in the preterite or in the imperfect. For the events that happened once, we will use the preterite, and for the sentence describing how they felt or when things occurred, the imperfect.
The sentence reads:
*”We_____(lose) the game because_______(be) very atletic.”*

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.

The subject of the sentence is *nosotros* (we).
The first part it’s describing an event that happened once (preterite). Therefore, for the first blank we will use the first-person plural preterite form of *perder* (loose), which is “perdimos”.
For the second blank, we will use the first-person plural imperfect form of *ser* (be), which is “éramos”, because it is describing how they felt, their condition (imperfect).

perdimos; éramos

In this exercise, we need to complete the sentence with the correct verb formatted in the preterite or in the imperfect. For the events that happened once, we will use the preterite, and for the sentence describing how they felt or when things occurred, the imperfect.
The sentence reads:
*”The players ____ ____ (feel) very happy when ______ (receive) the trophy.”*

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.

The subject of the sentence is *los jugadores* (the players).
The first part it’s describing how they felt (imperfect). Therefore, for the first blank we will use the third-person plural imperfect form of *sentirse* (feel), which is “se sentían”.
For the second blank, we will use the third-person plural preterite form of *recibir* (receive), which is “recibieron”, because it is describing an event that happened once (preterite).

se sentían; recibieron

In this exercise, we need to complete the sentence with the correct verb formatted in the preterite or in the imperfect. For the events that happened once, we will use the preterite, and for the sentence describing how they felt or when things occurred, the imperfect.
The sentence reads:
*”All students ____ (be) very cold because the football game ____ (take) in November.”*

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.

The subject of the sentence is *los estudiantes* (the students).
The first part it’s describing how they felt (imperfect). Therefore, for the first blank we will use the third-person plural imperfect form of *tener* (have), which is “tenían”.
The subject of the second blank is *el partido* (the game). Therefore, we will use the third-person singular preterite form of *tener* (have), which is “tuvo”, because it is describing an event that happened once (preterite).

tenían; tuvo

In this exercise, we need to complete the sentence with the correct verb formatted in the preterite or in the imperfect. For the events that happened once, we will use the preterite, and for the sentence describing how they felt or when things occurred, the imperfect.
The sentence reads:
*”Martina ___ (get) an award because ___ (have) a lot of talent.”*

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.

The subject of the sentence is *Martina*.
The first part it’s describing an event that happened once (preterite). Therefore, for the first blank we will use the third-person singular preterite form of *obtener* (obtain), which is “obtuvo”.
The second part is describing how she was (imperfect). Therefore, we will use the third-person singular imperfect form of *tener* (have), which is “tenía”.

obtuvo; tenía

In this exercise, we need to complete the sentence with the correct verb formatted in the preterite or in the imperfect. For the events that happened once, we will use the preterite, and for the sentence describing how they felt or when things occurred, the imperfect.
The sentence reads:
*”I ____ (participate) in a basketball championship when ___ (have) fourteen years old.”*

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.

The subject of the sentence is *yo* (I).
The first part it’s describing an event that happened once (preterite). Therefore, for the first blank we will use the first-person singular preterite form of *participar* (participate), which is “participé”.
The second part is describing an age at the time in the past (imperfect). Therefore, we will use the first-person singular imperfect form of *tener* (have), which is “tenía”.

participé; tenía

In this exercise, we need to complete the sentence with the correct verb formatted in the preterite or in the imperfect. For the events that happened once, we will use the preterite, and for the sentence describing how they felt or when things occurred, the imperfect.
The sentence reads:
*”We _____ (be) very discouraged because we did not ____ (reach) our goal.”*

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.

The subject of the sentence is *nosotros* (we).
The first part it’s describing how they felt (imperfect). Therefore, for the first blank we will use the first-person plural imperfect form of *estar* (be), which is “estábamos”.
The second part is describing an event that happened once (preterite). Therefore, we will use the first-person plural preterite form of *alcanzar* (reach), which is “alcanzamos”.

estábamos; alcanzamos