You should fill the gaps with the appropriate form od imperfect of the given verbs. The verb “ser“ (to be) is one of three existing verbs that have irregular imperfect form.

1) era
2) estábamos
3) teníamos
4) íbamos
5) leía
6) buscaba
7) sabíamos
8) cerraba

1) La profesora dijo que la ensalada no sabía a aceite de oliva. 2) Carla y Felipe dijeron que las fresas estaban congeladas. 3) Ellos dijeron que esta tortilla se preparaba con mucha cebolla. 4) Angela dijo que el gazpacho era la especialidad de María.

For this exercise, we must see the image and complete the sentences with verbs in the imperfect.

1. This sentence reads: *Three friends _______ in a restaurant.*

In this case, we could use the imperfect of several verbs such as *celebrar*, *cenar* or *estar*.

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
|celebraban. | were celebrating |
| cenaban. | were dining. |
| estaban. | were. |

2. This sentence reads: *______ very happy.*

To describe that they were happy, we could use verbs such as *estar*, *ver* or *parecer*.

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
|Estaban. | They were. |
|Parecían. |They seemed. |
|Se veían. |They looked. |

3. This sentence reads: *While the food ______ to them, they _______ quietly.*

In this case, given the context, it is most likely that they are talking about how they were waiting for the food. For this, we will use the verbs *traer* and *esperar*.

|Spanish | English|
|–|–|
|traían – esperaban. | was brought – they waited. |

4. The last sentence reads: *When they _____ they asked the server for the bill.*

In this case, as we are already talking about the end of the meeting, we must use the verb *ir* as it is the most appropriate.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| iban. | were leaving. |

In this exercise we must complete the blank spaces of the sentences, with the given verbs conjugated in the imperfect and in the present tense.

The words given for each sentence will be placed in parentheses.

1. This sentence reads: *My mom _________. Now _______. (prefer to fry food / to bake)*.

For this sentence we must conjugate the verb *preferir* (to prefer) in the imperfect, and the verb *hornear* (to bake) in the present tense.

|Spanish | English|
|–|–|
|prefería freír la comida – la hornea. | preferred to fry food – she bakes it. |

2. This sentence reads: *As a child _________. Now, _______. (eat fast food / eat less).*

In this case, we must conjugate the verb *comer* (to eat) first in the imperfect and then in the present.

In addition, since we are comparing the present with the past and we know that now the person eats less fast food, we can use the adverb *mucha* to describe that before she ate a lot of fast food.

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
|comía mucha comida rápida – como menos. | I ate a lot of fast food – I eat less. |

3. This sentence reads: *My cousin does not ________. Now _______. (taste vegetables / to be vegetarian)*.

In this case, we have to conjugate the verb *probar* (to taste) in the imperfect and the verb *ser* (to be) in the present tense.

Similar to the previous sentence, this one refers to him being a vegetarian now, so he must eat a lot of vegetables (*verduras*). To emphasize that in the past it was the opposite, we can use the adverb *muchas* to express that he did not taste many vegetables.

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
| probaba muchas verduras – es vegetariano. | did not taste many vegetables – he’s a vegetarian. |

4. This sentence reads: *I _________ to the food. Now _______. (add a lot of salt / to add little).*

In this sentence we must conjugate the verb *echar* (add) first in the imperfect and then in the present tense.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| le echaba mucha sal – echo poca. | added a lot of salt – I add little. |

1) pelados 2) fritas 3) congelados 4) derretida 5) horneado 6) tostado 7) echadas 8) aguada 9) hervida

In this exercise, the use of the past participle as adjectives will be practiced. We have to answer the given questions using the past participle of verbs appropriate with the context.

Remember that to form the past participle, we must replace the endings of the verbs by -ado (if they end in -ar) or by -ido (if they end in -er or -ir).

1. This question says: *Can I eat those chops?*

Since we are talking about chops (*chuletas*), we must think of verbs whose past participle works as an adjective to describe how the chops are.

Some verbs we could use are *congelar/congelado*, *cocer/cocido*, *quemar/quemado*. Let’s see examples for the answer:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|No, aún están congeladas. | No, they are still frozen.|
|Sí, ya están cocidas. / No, aún no están cocidas. | Yes, they are already cooked. / No, they are not cooked yet.|
| No, están quemadas. / Sí, pero están quemadas.| No, they are burned. / Yes, but they are burned.|

2. This question says: *You have already prepared the chicken?*

To answer this question, we need to think of verbs whose past participle works as an adjective to describe how the chicken was prepared. Some verbs can be *asar*, *hornear* or *freír*, which has an irregular past participle.

Let’s see the possible answers with these verbs:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|Sí, lo preparé asado. | Yes, I prepared it roast.|
|No, aún no está horneado. / Sí, ya está horneado. | No, it is not yet baked. / Yes, it’s already baked.|
|Sí, lo preparé frito. | Yes, I prepared it fried. |

3. This question says: How do you like the egg?

In this case, we must answer how we like eggs. The three most common ways to prepare it are fried, boiled or scrambled. To describe these forms, we must use the verbs *freír*, *hervir* or *revolver*, which has an irregular past participle.

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
| Me gustan fritos. | I like them fried.|
| Me gustan hervidos.| I like them boiled. |
| Me gustan revueltos. | I like them scrambled. |

4. This question says: *Do you add the whole onion to the soup?*

In this case, since we are being asked if we add the whole onion to the soup, we can answer by using the past participle of *cortar*, to indicate that we do not add it whole but chopped. Let’s see an example answer:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| No, añado la cebolla cortada. | No, I add the chopped onion. |