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Exercise 1

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For each underlined word, we need to write whether it should be written in the preterite or in the imperfect. Remember:

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The paragraph is written in the present tense, but in these translations, for the sake of clarity, we will use the past tense, since that is how the paragraph will be rewritten.

Sentences 1 and 2 read:
*Juanito **woke up** early. **It was** 6 in the morning when he **got up**.*

Write a *P* next to *despierta* and next to *levanta* because Juanito’s waking up and getting up were single, finished actions that happened at specific moments. Such actions call for the preterite.

Write an *I* next to *son*. The imperfect is used when talking about time.

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Sentences 3 and 4 read:
*He didn’t **feel** well. **It seemed** that **he was** very tired.*

All of these verbs describe conditions. Therefore, all of them should have *I* written next to them to indicate the use of the imperfect.

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Sentences 5 and 6 read:
*He did not **sleep** well last night and in this moment he did not **want** to eat.*

Write a *P* next to *duerme* because his sleep had a defined beginning and end.

Write an *I* next to *quiere* because his desire to eat is a condition and should use the imperfect form.

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Sentences 6 and 7 read:
*He **said** that he **was** sick. He still **had** to go to school.*

Write a *P* next to *dice* because it is a single, completed action and should therefore use the preterite.

Write an *I* next to *was* and *had* because they are describing conditions and should use the imperfect form.

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Sentences 8 and 9 read:
*At school **it was** a very ugly day. He **could** not do his homework.*

Write a *P* next to *puede*.

Write an *I* next to *es* because the imperative is used when providing a description.

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The rest of the paragraph reads:
*He didn’t **want** to go outside because **it was** raining. **He left** early from school and **lay down** when **he got home**.*

Write a *P* next to *quiere,* *sale,* *acuesta,* and *llega* because they are descriptions of single actions and arrivals/departures.

Write an *I* next to *está* because it is describing a condition.

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