Preterite vs. Imperfect
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Objective
I can differentiate between the preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish by identifying their specific uses in sentences.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Explain the difference between the preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish, providing one example for each.
When would you use the preterite tense instead of the imperfect tense? Provide a specific scenario and a sentence in Spanish.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Write a sentence in Spanish using the preterite tense to describe a specific action you completed yesterday. Write a sentence in Spanish using the imperfect tense to describe a habitual action you used to do as a child. ”
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