SPANISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE QUIZ
topic: VERB TENSES: Which verb tense - preterite or imperfect? 2 | level: Intermediate





Choose which form the past tense (PRETERITE or IMPERFECT) works best in each sentence:

1. You guys didn't go to the movies last Monday.
Vosotros no _________ al cine el lunes pasado.
  fuisteis
  ibais

2. We used to go there.
________ allá.
  Fuimos
  Ibamos

3. The movie started at 11:00.
La película ________ a las 11 (a las once).
  empezó
  empezaba

4. You were studying Japanese.
Usted ________ japonés.
  estudió
  estudiaba

5. When I was 20 years old, I lived in Los Angeles.
Cuando ________ 20 años, vivía en Los Angeles.
  tenía
  tuve

6. My father was very tall.
Mi padre ________ muy alto.
  fue
  era

7. You didn't answer the phone.
No ________ el teléfono.
  contestabas
  contestaste

8. It was 6:00 o'clock.
________ las 6 (las seis).
  Fueron
  Eran

9. What happened?
¿ Qué ________?
  pasó
  pasaba

10. We did it every week.
Nosotros lo ________ cada semana.
  hicimos
  hacíamos

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