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What was the scene like before an air balloon crashed in the park? Complete each sentence by choosing
a logical verb from the list and writing it in the blank. Notice that all the verbs are in the imperfect.
drawing of park scene
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bailábamos | caminaban | compraba | descansaba | era | había | hacía | jugaban | nadaban | tocaba
Ese día
your answer había
había
Correct answer había
había
mucha gente en el parque porque
your answer era
era
Correct answer era
era
un bonito día de verano. El sol brillaba (shone) pero no
your answer hacía
hacía
Correct answer hacía
hacía
demasiado calor. En la piscina, tres niños
your answer nadaban
nadaban
Correct answer nadaban
nadaban
. Cerca de la piscina, dos chicos
your answer jugaban
jugaban
Correct answer jugaban
jugaban
al fútbol. Un chico
your answer tocaba
tocaba
Correct answer tocaba
tocaba
la guitarra mientras nosotros
your answer bailábamos
bailábamos
Correct answer bailábamos
bailábamos
al ritmo de la música. Debajo de un árbol, una familia
your answer descansaba
descansaba
Correct answer descansaba
descansaba
. Algunas personas corrían; otras
your answer caminaban
caminaban
Correct answer caminaban
caminaban
. Al otro lado, una señora
your answer compraba
compraba
Correct answer compraba
compraba
un refresco.
Gramática B
El imperfecto y el pretérito (Parte 2)
SETTING THE SCENE IN THE IMPERFECT
Stories often follow a familiar and predictable pattern. First, the imperfecto is used to set the scene
and/or give background information in the following ways:
• To provide the time, date, place, and/or characters
Era una noche fría de invierno.
It was a cold winter night.
Yo estaba en casa con mi perrito.
I was at home with my little dog.
• To describe the customary, habitual, or routine actions of the characters
Normalmente, mi perrito Fifí pasaba la noche en su camita.
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My dog Fifí usually spent the evening in his little bed.
• To say what was going on at the particular moment in time
Pero esa noche parecía un poco nervioso, y se escondía detrás del sofá.
But that night, he seemed a little nervous, and was hiding behind the sofa.