Practice Your Preterit And Imperfect Knowledge!

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1. Choose the right preterit sentence! 

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The correct answer is "My grandma raised me." The sentence is in the past tense and indicates that the action of raising has already been completed.

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2. Which sentence is in preterit ? 

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The sentence "He jumped high" is in preterit tense because it describes a completed action in the past.

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3. Which one of these sentences is in preterit? 

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The sentence "The dog barked at me" is in the preterit tense because it refers to a past action that has already been completed. The use of the past tense verb "barked" indicates that the action of the dog barking occurred at a specific point in the past.

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4. Which sentence is in imperfect? 

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The sentence "She was driving her car" is in the imperfect tense because it describes an ongoing or continuous action in the past. The use of "was driving" indicates that the action was happening at a specific point in the past but was not completed. The other sentences are in different tenses: present simple ("She drives her car"), past simple ("She drove her car"), and present continuous ("She is driving her car").

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5. Choose the right preterit sentence! 

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The correct answer is "Matt played football" because the verb "played" is in the past tense, indicating that the action of playing football has already happened and is completed. The other options use different verb tenses that do not match the requirement of the question. "Matt was playing football" is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past. "Matt is playing football" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the present. "Matt plays football" is in the present tense, indicating a habitual or regular action.

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6. Which sentence is in imperfect? 

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The correct answer is "The boy was sleeping." This sentence is in the imperfect tense because it describes an ongoing action in the past. The use of "was" indicates that the boy was in the process of sleeping at a specific point in the past.

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7. Choose the right imperfect sentence !

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The correct answer is "Anna was playing piano" because it uses the past continuous tense to indicate an action that was happening in the past. The other options either use the simple present tense or the simple past tense, which do not convey the ongoing nature of the action.

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8. Which sentence is in imperfect? 

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The sentence "The baby was hungry" is in the imperfect tense because it describes an ongoing action or state in the past. The use of "was" indicates that the baby's hunger was a continuous condition at a specific point in the past.

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Choose the right preterit sentence! 
Which sentence is in preterit ? 
Which one of these sentences is in preterit? 
Which sentence is in imperfect? 
Choose the right preterit sentence! 
Which sentence is in imperfect? 
Choose the right imperfect sentence !
Which sentence is in imperfect? 
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