Verb Tense in Spanish
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Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Me ir al concerto contigo, pero no tengo dinero.
gustaría
gusto
gustaba
gustó
gustan
Explanation
The correct answer is "gustaría," the conditional tense. When translated the sentence means "I would like to go to the concert but I don't have money."
"Gusto" is the wrong tense and person. "Gustaba" and "gustó" are the wrong tense, and "gustan" is the wrong tense and number.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Me ir al concerto contigo, pero no tengo dinero.
gustaría
gusto
gustaba
gustó
gustan
Explanation
The correct answer is "gustaría," the conditional tense. When translated the sentence means "I would like to go to the concert but I don't have money."
"Gusto" is the wrong tense and person. "Gustaba" and "gustó" are the wrong tense, and "gustan" is the wrong tense and number.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Me ir al concerto contigo, pero no tengo dinero.
gustaría
gusto
gustaba
gustó
gustan
Explanation
The correct answer is "gustaría," the conditional tense. When translated the sentence means "I would like to go to the concert but I don't have money."
"Gusto" is the wrong tense and person. "Gustaba" and "gustó" are the wrong tense, and "gustan" is the wrong tense and number.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo cada día.
caminaba
caminé
he caminado
había caminado
caminaría
Explanation
The correct answer is "caminaba." Since the action happened repeatedly in the past, the tense that is needed is the imperfect. The other tenses cannot work, since they do not express the continuous action of the imperfect.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo cada día.
caminaba
caminé
he caminado
había caminado
caminaría
Explanation
The correct answer is "caminaba." Since the action happened repeatedly in the past, the tense that is needed is the imperfect. The other tenses cannot work, since they do not express the continuous action of the imperfect.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo cada día.
caminaba
caminé
he caminado
había caminado
caminaría
Explanation
The correct answer is "caminaba." Since the action happened repeatedly in the past, the tense that is needed is the imperfect. The other tenses cannot work, since they do not express the continuous action of the imperfect.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros allí por ocho años.
vivimos
vivíamos
éramos
estábamos
íbamos
Explanation
The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros allí por ocho años.
vivimos
vivíamos
éramos
estábamos
íbamos
Explanation
The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros allí por ocho años.
vivimos
vivíamos
éramos
estábamos
íbamos
Explanation
The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.