Preterite and Imperfect Spanish test

When do you use the preterite in Spanish?

completed action from the past, one time event, or actions that occured at a specific time or in a specific sequence

When do you use the imperfect in Spanish?

ongoing events, descriptions of past situations

(used to, would do, or was doing)

preterite el/ella (ar) verb ending

ó

preterite el/ella (er/ir) verb ending

ió

preterite ellos/ellas (ar) verb ending

aron

preterite ellos/ellas (er/ir) verb ending

ieron

imperfect el/ella (ar) verb ending

aba

imperfect el/ella (er/ir) verb ending

ía

imperfect ellos/ellas (ar) verb ending

aban

imperfect ellos/ellas (er/ir) verb ending

ían

to act

actuar

to save (money, time)

ahorrar

to continue

continuar

to contribute

contribuir (preterite change i to y)

to decide

decidir

to decrease/diminish

disminuir

to worsen

empeorar

to begin

empezar

to face

enfrentar

to film

filmar

to speak

hablar (imperfect)

to do or make

hacer (preterite= hice)

to encourage or incentivize

incentivar

to include

incluir (preterite change i to y)

to go or to be

ir (imperfect=iba) (preterite=fui)

to fight

luchar

to improve

mejorar

to produce

producir (produje)

can

poder (preterite= pude)

to rescind or remove

rescindir

to know

saber (preterite= supe)

to be

ser (imperfect= era) (preterite=fui)

to substitute

sustituir (preterite change i to y)

to have

tener (imperfect= tenia) (preterite= tuve)

to use

utilizar/usar

to live

vivir (imperfect)