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Translate using either the preterite or imperfect.

You (informal) used to study with Juan.
con Juan.

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The Spanish translation for 'You (informal) used to study with Juan.' is 'Estudiabas con Juan.' using the imperfect tense to indicate a habitual past action. The exercise includes examples of conjugating verbs in both the present and past tense, including the preterite and imperfect when applicable.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence 'You (informal) used to study with Juan.' can be translated into Spanish using the imperfect tense because it describes a habitual action in the past. In Spanish, the sentence becomes 'Estudiabas con Juan.'

The imperfect tense is used here instead of the preterite because it indicates an ongoing past action with no specific start or end point. The preterite would be used for actions that were completed in the past.

Using verbs in different tenses

  • begin/began/begun - 'She began her presentation.'
  • bring/brought/brought - 'He brought his books to the table.'
  • buy/bought/bought - 'They bought a new car yesterday.'
  • do/did/done - 'We did our best on the exam.'
  • drive/drove/driven - 'She drove to the store.'
  • fall/fell/fallen - 'He fell off the bike.'
  • go/went/gone - 'They went to the movies.'
  • have/had/had - 'I had a great time at the concert.'
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