Try this short quiz to determine whether you can distinguish between the preterit, imperfect and present indicative tenses. If you do not do well THE FIRST TIME, review the imperfect/preterit section of the extra help page.

1. I could do my homework, but I didn't.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    podía
   2.   ?    puedo
   3.   ?    pude
   4.   ?    poder

2. They can take off their coats now.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    pueden
   2.   ?    podían
   3.   ?    pudieron
   4.   ?    poder

3. He managed to eat half of the pie before I stopped him.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    pudo
   2.   ?    podía
   3.   ?    puede
   4.   ?    poder

4. We saw the fireworks.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    vimos
   2.   ?    vemos
   3.   ?    veíamos
   4.   ?    ver

5. We are seeing the fireworks tonight.
   
   Use a simple tense.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    vemos
   2.   ?    vimos
   3.   ?    veíamos
   4.   ?    ver

6. We would see our grandmother every Sunday when I was a kid.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    veíamos
   2.   ?    vemos
   3.   ?    vimos
   4.   ?    ver

7. I was angry.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    estaba
   2.   ?    estuve
   3.   ?    estoy
   4.   ?    estar

8. Yesterday they were here for two hours.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    estuvieron
   2.   ?    estaban
   3.   ?    están
   4.   ?    estar

9. The pawn shop is around the corner.

   
   
   Averiguar
   1.   ?    está
   2.   ?    estuvo
   3.   ?    estaba
   4.   ?    estar