Preterite vs Imperfect Interrupting Sentences
Authored by Rosa Roncancio
English
9th Grade
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1.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Describes single actions that started and ended in the past: (a) .
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Actions that happened more than once in the past.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.5.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
action has no specific beginning or end
imperfect
preterite
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.5.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Suddenly
Ahora mismo
De repente
Hace un año
Primero
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When one action is interrupted by another action in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I was doing my homework when the power went out.)
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the preterite interrupting sentence in the following: Ellos ____________ (hablaban/hablaron) cuando el teléfono ____________ (sonó/sonaba).
sonaba
sonó
hablaban
hablaron
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct imperfect form of the verb in the interrupting sentence: Nosotros ____________ (mirábamos/miramos) la película cuando el perro ____________ (ladró/ladraba).
ladró
ladraba
miramos
mirábamos,
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