Common Irregular Verbs in the Preterite (past) tense - Lesson 17

Question 1

espero

Answer 1

means both ‘to wait’ and ‘to hope’

Question 2

to take out/to get out

Answer 2

sacar

Question 3

to take

Answer 3

tomar or llevar (llevar can also mean to carry)

Question 4

trash

Answer 4

la barusa

Question 5

homework

Answer 5

tarea

Question 6

to hand in/to hand over

Answer 6

entregar

Question 7

angry

Answer 7

enojarse

Question 8

to hug

Answer 8

abrazar

Question 9

to substitute

Answer 9

substituir

Question 10

1/2 cup

Answer 10

media taza

Question 11

to fall

Answer 11

caer

Question 12

to like

Answer 12

caerse - as in ‘to fall for’

Question 13

to break

Answer 13

romper

Question 14

to drop

Answer 14

caerse - note: Spanish has no verb ‘to drop’ but uses caer (to fall)

Question 15

to fall down or to tumble

Answer 15

caerse

Question 16

I like you (as a friend)

Answer 16

Tu me caes bien - liking someone in Spanish means that someone ‘falls well’ for another person

Question 17

does not like (as friend)

Answer 17

caer le mal

no le cae bien or le cae mal mean the same thing

Question 18

to drive

Answer 18

manejar or conducir

Question 19

isn’t it so

Answer 19

a que no?

no es asi?

Question 20

news story

Answer 20

la noticia

Question 21

ridiculous

Answer 21

ridicula

Question 22

I hope so

Answer 22

espero que si

Question 23

season

Answer 23

estacion - when talking aout the 4 seasons and la temporada when talking about an event or crop

Question 24

tomato

Answer 24

tomates

Question 25

but/rather when contradicting

Answer 25

sino que - not A but B where B contradicts A

Question 26

either/or

Answer 26

O....O

Question 27

neither/nor

Answer 27

Ni.....Ni

Question 28

classmate

Answer 28

el/la companero(a)

Question 29

furniture

Answer 29

muelbes

Question 30

truth

Answer 30

la verdad

Question 31

from....to....

Answer 31

del espanol al ingles or | desde el coche hasta la casa

Question 32

maybe

Answer 32

tal vez or quizas

Question 33

abandon

Answer 33

abandonar

Question 34

to ring

Answer 34

sonar

Question 35

to check

Answer 35

verificar

Question 36

to fill out

Answer 36

llenar

Question 37

to sign

Answer 37

firmar

Question 38

Yo queria viajar | Yo quise viajar

Answer 38

I wanted to travel | I tried to travel (but probably failed)

Question 39

as well as

Answer 39

asi como

Question 40

seldom

Answer 40

raras veces or raramente

Question 41

apparently

Answer 41

por lo visto

Question 42

often

Answer 42

a menudo

Question 43

suddenly

Answer 43

de repente

Question 44

usually

Answer 44

por lo general