verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly and to set the scene in past-tense accounts

verb tense used to talk about what was happening and to set the scene in past-tense accounts

verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past and to drive the narrative forward in past-tense accounts

Testigo: extended writing

Spanish

This unit introduces 'ir' and 'ver' in the imperfect, and plural forms of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the imperfect. Pupils revisit singular forms of these verbs in the imperfect, contrast the preterite and imperfect, form the past continuous with - ar verbs, and revisit modals.

Communication and the world around us: acciones para un mundo mejor

Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

What is the correct translation of 'ahorraba dinero'?

What is the correct translation of 'Yesterday I went out.'?

What is the most appropriate end for the following sentence? 'Estaba haciendo los deberes cuando __________.'

describing general situations in the past

Which of these is **not** a use of the imperfect tense?

Sort the verbs below into the order they should appear in the following sentence: '__________ sol y estaba __________ una limonada cuando __________ a un hombre en peligro.'

Match the Spanish below to the correct English translations.

expresses something that used to happen repeatedly: 'I used to play'

expresses something completed in the past: 'I played'

expresses what was happening: 'I was playing'

Match the verb tenses to their definitions.

What is the 1st person singular form of 'comer' (to eat, eating) in the preterite? 

What is the 1st person singular form of 'gritar' (to shout, shouting) in the imperfect? 

I went on holiday to France last year but I used to go to Germany.

Last year I went on holiday to France and Germany.

I used to go on holiday to France but last year I went to Germany.

What is the correct translation of the following sentence? 'Iba de vacaciones a Francia pero el año pasado fui a Alemania.'

Starter Quiz