AP Spanish : Imperfect / El Imperfecto

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Spanish

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Example Questions

Example Question #15 : Spanish Verbs

Fill in the blank with the correct response. 

Ellos _________ en la calle cuando vieron a Claudia.

Possible Answers:

caminaban

han caminado 

caminaron 

habrán caminado

habían caminado

Correct answer:

caminaban

Explanation:

In the first part of the sentence, the action that was interrupted before they saw Claudia was an action in progress in the past; therefore the imperfect tense must be used.

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