I need some help with these true or false questions:
1. ¿Es este el el tiempo de verbo correcto para el pasado?: Hoy yo voy a la escuela.
Ayer yo iba a la escuela.
FALSE**
2. ¿Es este el tiempo de verbo correcto para el pasado?: Cada domingo, yo doy un paseo.
Cada domingo, yo di un paseo.
FALSE**
3. ¿Es este el tiempo de verbo correcto para el pasado?: Ellos piensan que es una buena idea.
Ellos pensaban que era una buena idea.
TRUE**
Am I correct? Thanks!!!!
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I'll send this to Sra.
Whether you are aware of it or not, this exercise is the difference between the Preterit (over & done with) and the Imperfect (over & over or ongoing).
1. In the question, delete one of the "el" words. Ayer yo iba = implies that you WERE goING (and perhaps never arrived) so Ayer yo fui a la escuela is MUCH better with the Preterit implied that you DID go.
2. The Preterit implies one day BUT because of "Cada domingo" which implies that you did it many times, Yo daba (the Imperfect) is the one to use here.
3. Now, this particular one could depend totally upon the speaker as to what was meant. Pensaban = used to think/were thinking/thought OR pensaron = did think/thought. Because era is the Imperfect, the Imperfect is probably best in this case!
I'll flag this and come back later to be sure you understand everything.
Sra
1. In the question, delete one of the "el" words. Ayer yo iba = implies that you WERE goING (and perhaps never arrived) so Ayer yo fui a la escuela is MUCH better with the Preterit implied that you DID go.
2. The Preterit implies one day BUT because of "Cada domingo" which implies that you did it many times, Yo daba (the Imperfect) is the one to use here.
3. Now, this particular one could depend totally upon the speaker as to what was meant. Pensaban = used to think/were thinking/thought OR pensaron = did think/thought. Because era is the Imperfect, the Imperfect is probably best in this case!
I'll flag this and come back later to be sure you understand everything.
Sra
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