How To Use Preterit And Imperfect?

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1. Choose the correct imperfect tense sentence ! 

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The correct answer is "I used to eat sweets." This is the correct imperfect tense sentence because it describes a past habit or action that is no longer happening. The phrase "used to" indicates that the action of eating sweets was a regular occurrence in the past but is not happening currently.

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2. Choose the right imperfect tense sentence !

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The correct answer is "We knew she wasn't honest." This is the correct imperfect tense sentence because it uses the past tense form of the verb "knew" to indicate that the action of knowing she wasn't honest happened in the past. The other options use present tense forms of the verb "isn't" and "wasn't," which do not match the tense of the sentence.

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3. Which sentence is in preterit? 

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The sentence "My father was working" is in the preterit tense because it uses the past tense form of the verb "to be" (was) and the past participle form of the verb "to work" (working). This tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past and are completed.

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4. Which of the following sentences is in preterit tense? 

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The correct answer is "Anna was playing violin." This sentence is in the preterit tense because it describes an action that was completed in the past. The verb "was playing" indicates that the action of playing the violin happened at a specific point in the past and has already finished.

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5. Choose an imperfect sentence ! 

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The correct answer is "We always ate together." This sentence is in the past tense, indicating that the action of eating together happened in the past. The use of the word "always" suggests a habitual action that occurred regularly in the past.

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6. What sentence is in preterit tense? 

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The sentence "My sister was sleeping" is in the preterit tense because it describes an action that happened in the past and is now completed. The verb "was sleeping" indicates that the action of sleeping occurred at a specific point in the past and has since finished.

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7. Choose the right preterit sentence !

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The correct answer is "Marco heard some noise" because the preterit tense is used to describe a completed action in the past. In this sentence, the action of hearing the noise is completed in the past, so the preterit tense is appropriate. The other options, "Marco is hearing some noise" and "Marco was hearing some noise," use present continuous and past continuous tenses respectively, which indicate ongoing actions rather than completed actions.

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8. Which sentence is in imperfect tense? 

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The sentence "She was tired" is in the imperfect tense because it uses the past tense form of the verb "to be" (was) to describe an ongoing or continuous action in the past. The other two sentences are in the present tense (is) and the present continuous tense (isn't), respectively.

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Choose the correct imperfect tense sentence ! 
Choose the right imperfect tense sentence !
Which sentence is in preterit? 
Which of the following sentences is in preterit tense? 
Choose an imperfect sentence ! 
What sentence is in preterit tense? 
Choose the right preterit sentence !
Which sentence is in imperfect tense? 
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