Imperfect / El Imperfecto
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Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo __________ cada día.
caminaba
caminé
he caminado
había caminado
caminaría
Explanation
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.
Fill in the blank with the correct response.
Ellos _________ en la calle cuando vieron a Claudia.
caminaban
caminaron
han caminado
habrán caminado
habían caminado
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.