When to use imperfect tense? there is an acronym that helps you to make certain choices.
W eather
A ge
T ime
E motions
R epetitions.
- If you are giving background information on a specific action.
- When there is an interrupted action.
- If it is a long-lived action, you also have to use the imperfect.
The answers to your questions are the following:
- fue 7. tenía
- llegaron 8. parecía
- hacía W 9. caminaba
- habían W 10. vendían
- pidió 11. tocaba
- era 12. estabamos. E
When to use the preterite?
- Completed or short-lived actions,
- Actions that interrupted an ongoing action (imperfect tense).
- Actions that indicate a specific time when they occurred or were completed.