40 Most Common Verbs Practicing Past Tense

Question 1

to be (character)
To transform, to convert
I was a student before I became an artist

Answer 1

ser

“Yo fui estudiante antes de convertirme en artista.

Question 2

to be (state)

I was going to the restaurant to buy a bowl of stew

Answer 2

estar

Yo iba al restaurante a comprar un plato de estofado.”

Question 3

To become, referring to a temporary state

You have to have patience with her when she becomes agitated.

Answer 3

Poner

Tienes que tener paciencia con ella cuando se pone agitada.

Question 4

to go
I was going to leave the restaurant when you arrived

Answer 4

ir

Yo iba a salir del restaurante cuando llegaste.”

Question 5

to do/make
I did everything correct until you arrived

Answer 5

hacer

Hacia todo correctamente hasta que llegaste.

Question 6

to say
They said it would be alright to go to the movies without you

Answer 6

decir

Ellos dijeron que estaría bien ir al cine sin ti.”

Question 7

to see
I saw many things before I decided to speak with you

Answer 7

ver

Vi muchas cosas antes de decidir hablar contigo.”

Question 8

to give
Rule
We gave her credit for knowing all the rules

Answer 8

dar
Regla

Le dimos crédito por conocer todas las reglas.”

Question 9

to know (a fact)
They knew everything about you because you sold the car.

Answer 9

saber

Ellos sabían todo sobre ti porque vendiste el coche.

Question 10

to think
Back
Front
We thought the back seat would be safer than the front seat

Answer 10

pensar
Trasero
Delantero

Pensamos que el asiento trasero sería más seguro que el asiento delantero.

Question 11

to come
For a while
Marie came over for a while and then she needed to return home

Answer 11

venir
Por un rato
“Marie vino por un rato y luego necesitó regresar a casa.”

Question 12

to want
You wanted more than I could give

Answer 12

querer

“Querías más de lo que yo podía darte

Question 13

to leave
We left before anyone saw us

Answer 13

salir

“Nos fuimos antes de que alguien nos viera

Question 14

to arrive
Who arrived without paying the entrance fee

Answer 14

llegar

¿Quién llegó sin pagar la tarifa de entrada?”

Question 15

to eat
We ate the same thing you ate and it was good

Answer 15

comer

“Comimos lo mismo que tú comiste y estaba bueno

Question 16

to drink
We drank too many sodas and forgot that we were hungry

Answer 16

Beber

Bebimos demasiados refrescos y olvidamos que teníamos hambre

Question 17

to take
Who took the paper and pen off the table

Answer 17

tomar

¿Quién quitó el papel y el bolígrafo de la mesa

Question 18

to learn
She learned there was more to do than reading a book

Answer 18

aprender

“Ella aprendió que había más que hacer que leer un libro.

Question 19

to teach
Which teacher taught the children to sing

Answer 19

enseñar

”¿Qué maestro enseñó a los niños a cantar?

Question 20

to write
They wrote many letters before they thought it is better to see you.

Answer 20

escribir

Escribieron muchas cartas antes de pensar que es mejor verte.

Question 21

to read
All the people read the list before they went inside

Answer 21

leer

Todas las personas leyeron la lista antes de entrar

Question 22

to call
They called her Mary before she changed her name

Answer 22

llamar

“La llamaban Mary antes de que cambiara su nombre.”

Question 23

to listen
I heard that there is a way to bring peace to a bad situation

Answer 23

Escuchar

Escuché que hay una manera de traer paz a una mala situación.

Question 24

to walk
they walked for three miles before they found the right street

Answer 24

caminar

Caminaron tres millas antes de encontrar la calle correcta.

Question 25

to run
Which person ran to the laundromat to pick up the clean clothes

Answer 25

correr

¿Qué persona corrió a la lavandería a recoger la ropa limpia?”

Question 26

to open
we opened a jar of peaches and drank the juice

Answer 26

abrir

Abrimos un frasco de duraznos y bebimos el jugo

Question 27

to close
We closed the door and accidentally locked ourselves inside

Answer 27

cerrar

“Cerramos la puerta y accidentalmente nos encerramos adentro.”

Question 28

to study
You studied for many years before you were able to teach

Answer 28

estudiar

Estudiaste durante muchos años antes de poder enseñar.”

Question 29

to play
she played the guitar to a group of women

Answer 29

jugar

“Ella tocó la guitarra para un grupo de mujeres.”

Question 30

to work
To move forward, to advance

Who worked with the group to move things forward

Answer 30

trabajar
Avanzar

¿Quién trabajó con el grupo para avanzar las cosas?”

Question 31

to buy
We bought several pineapples and ate them with cottage cheese

Answer 31

comprar

Compramos varias piñas y las comimos con requesón

Question 32

to sell
We sold our house to the neighbor down the street

Answer 32

vender

Vendimos nuestra casa al vecino de la calle.”

Question 33

to help
John helped carry the baggage to the car

Answer 33

ayudar

John ayudó a llevar el equipaje al coche

Question 34

to need
We needed to pick up some groceries before we went on vacation

Answer 34

necesitar

“Necesitábamos comprar algunos víveres antes de irnos de vacaciones.”

Question 35

to bring
he bought a new car and it appears to be working great except for that strange noise

Answer 35

traer

“Él compró un coche nuevo y parece que funciona muy bien, excepto por ese ruido extraño

Question 36

to find
where was the spoon found after I used it

Answer 36

Encontrar

”¿Dónde se encontró la cuchara después de que la usé?”

Question 37

to lose
I lost my thought after Juan interrupted the conversation

Answer 37

perder

“Perdí mi idea después de que Juan interrumpió la conversación.”

Question 38

to live
To rest

We looked for a place to rest and found a paradise where we could live.

Answer 38

vivir
Decansar

Buscamos un lugar para descansar y encontramos un paraíso donde vivir.

Question 39

to die
When I died I hoped to be remembered for my humor

Answer 39

morir

Cuando morí, esperé ser recordado por mi sentido del humor