AP Spanish Language and Culture › Past Tenses
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo __________ cada día.
caminaba
caminé
he caminado
había caminado
caminaría
The correct answer is "caminaba." Since the action happened repeatedly in the past, the tense that is needed is the imperfect. The other tenses cannot work, since they do not express the continuous action of the imperfect.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo __________ cada día.
caminaba
caminé
he caminado
había caminado
caminaría
The correct answer is "caminaba." Since the action happened repeatedly in the past, the tense that is needed is the imperfect. The other tenses cannot work, since they do not express the continuous action of the imperfect.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.
vivimos
vivíamos
éramos
estábamos
íbamos
The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.
vivimos
vivíamos
éramos
estábamos
íbamos
The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.
Fill in the blank with the correct response.
Ellos _________ en la calle cuando vieron a Claudia.
caminaban
caminaron
han caminado
habrán caminado
habían caminado
In the first part of the sentence, the action that was interrupted before they saw Claudia was an action in progress in the past; therefore the imperfect tense must be used.
Fill in the blank with the correct response.
Ellos _________ en la calle cuando vieron a Claudia.
caminaban
caminaron
han caminado
habrán caminado
habían caminado
In the first part of the sentence, the action that was interrupted before they saw Claudia was an action in progress in the past; therefore the imperfect tense must be used.
Which is the correct verb form?
Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.
sorprendió
sorprendido
sorprendía
sorprenderá
This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.
Which is the correct verb form?
Estaba andando en el parque cuando, de repente, un ciervo me __________.
sorprendió
sorprendido
sorprendía
sorprenderá
This sentence expresses the completed action of the deer surprising me in the park, thus the preterite tense is the only correct response.
Which verb form is correct in context?
Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.
intentó
intenté
intentaba
intentaban
An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."
English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."
Which verb form is correct in context?
Estaba andando en la calle cuando, de repente, un ladrón __________ robarme.
intentó
intenté
intentaba
intentaban
An interrupted action sequence requires the imperfect tense for the interrupted action and the preterite tense for the interrupting action, in this case, "intentó." The other verbs either do not agree in tense or in number with "un ladrón."
English translation: "I was walking in the street when, all of a sudden, a thief tried to rob me."