This 30-question A2 test practises the Spanish imperfect (pretérito imperfecto). It covers regular and irregular forms and the main uses of the tense: habits, descriptions, age and time, and background actions. It is for learners and teachers who want to check these points before moving on to the imperfect–preterite contrast in more depth.
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This 30-question A2 test practises the Spanish imperfect (pretérito imperfecto). It covers regular and irregular forms and the main uses of the tense: habits, descriptions, age and time, and background actions. It is for learners and teachers who want to check these points before moving on to the imperfect–preterite contrast in more depth.
Topics covered
Regular -ar, -er, -ir formsIrregular verbs: ser, ir, verPast habits and routinesDescriptions, age and timeBackground vs. interrupting actionsNegatives and questionsSpelling and accents
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Notes for teachers
Part 1 checks forms, Part 2 checks meaning and use, and Part 3 puts both into a short narrative text. Distractors target typical A2 errors: invented forms such as *vivaba or *eraba, missing or misplaced accents (*llegábais), using the present in a past context, and using the preterite for descriptions, age or time. As a follow-up, ask students to write five sentences about their own childhood using the imperfect, then add one interrupting event in the preterite.
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