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Grade 10 · Introductory Spanish

Describe repeated past habits with the imperfect

Choose -ar imperfect forms in sentences explicitly framed as past habits.

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Worked example

Use the imperfect of hablar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, yo ___ con mi abuela todos los días.

Answer & why

Answer: hablaba

hablaba is the imperfect form for Yo. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Use the imperfect of cantar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, ella ___ en casa todos los días.

  1. cantabas
  2. cantaban
  3. cantábamos
  4. cantaba
A hint

Regular -ar imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos and -aban for these subjects.

Answer & why

Answer: cantaba

cantaba is the imperfect form for Ella. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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Question 2

Use the imperfect of caminar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, nosotros ___ al colegio todos los días.

  1. caminabas
  2. caminaba
  3. caminábamos
  4. caminaban
A hint

Regular -ar imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos and -aban for these subjects.

Answer & why

Answer: caminábamos

caminábamos is the imperfect form for Nosotros. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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Question 3

Use the imperfect of estudiar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, ellos ___ juntos todos los días.

  1. estudiabas
  2. estudiaba
  3. estudiaban
  4. estudiábamos
A hint

Regular -ar imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos and -aban for these subjects.

Answer & why

Answer: estudiaban

estudiaban is the imperfect form for Ellos. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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Question 4

Use the imperfect of trabajar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, usted ___ aquí todos los días.

  1. trabajaban
  2. trabajabas
  3. trabajaba
  4. trabajábamos
A hint

Regular -ar imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos and -aban for these subjects.

Answer & why

Answer: trabajaba

trabajaba is the imperfect form for Usted. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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Question 5

Use the imperfect of hablar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, yo ___ con mi abuela todos los días.

  1. hablabas
  2. hablaban
  3. hablaba
  4. hablábamos
A hint

Regular -ar imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos and -aban for these subjects.

Answer & why

Answer: hablaba

hablaba is the imperfect form for Yo. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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Question 6

Use the imperfect of jugar to describe a repeated past habit: Antes, tú ___ en el patio todos los días.

  1. jugábamos
  2. jugaba
  3. jugabas
  4. jugaban
A hint

Regular -ar imperfect endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos and -aban for these subjects.

Answer & why

Answer: jugabas

jugabas is the imperfect form for Tú. The sentence presents something that used to happen every day, without marking one completed event.

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