SAT II Spanish : Verb Tense in Spanish
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Example Question #1 : Verb Tense In Spanish
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Me __________ ir al concerto contigo, pero no tengo dinero.
gustaría
gustó
gusto
gustaba
gustan
gustaría
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.
Example Question #2 : Verb Tense In Spanish
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.
vivimos
éramos
estábamos
vivíamos
íbamos
vivimos
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.
Example Question #3 : Verb Tense In Spanish
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo __________ cada día.
había caminado
caminé
he caminado
caminaba
caminaría
caminaba
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.
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