El Pretérito

Question 1

Regular AR Preterite Endings

Answer 1

• é
• aste
• ó
• amos
• astéis
• aron

Question 2

Regular ER/IR Preterite Endings

Answer 2

• í
• iste
• ió
• imos
• istéis
• ieron

Question 3

Yesterday

Answer 3

Ayer

Question 4

The day before yesterday

Answer 4

Anteayer

Question 5

Yesterday morning

Answer 5

Ayer por la mañana

Question 6

Last night

Answer 6

Anoche

Question 7

The night before last

Answer 7

Anteanoche

Question 8

At that time

Answer 8

A esa hora

Question 9

Last year

Answer 9

El año pasado

Question 10

Three days ago

Answer 10

Hace tres días

Question 11

This morning

Answer 11

Hoy por la mañana

Question 12

Irregular Stem Endings (Tuv-, Pud-) AR, ER, IR

Answer 12

(No accents)
- e
- iste
- o
- imos
- isteis
- ieron

Question 13

What verbs are irregular stems in the Preterite?

Answer 13

Dar- (D-)
Andar- (Anduv-)
Estar- (Estuv-)
Tener- (Tuv-)
Hacer- (Hic-)
Poder- (Pud-)
Poner- (Pus-)
Querer- (Quis-)
Saber- (Sup-)
Venir- (Vin-)

Question 14

What happens to verbs ending in ‘-gar’?

Answer 14

They change to end in ‘gué’ in just the yo form
E.g I arrived = Llegué

Question 15

What happens to verbs ending in ‘-car’?

Answer 15

They change to end in ‘qué’ in only the yo form
E.g I looked for= Busqué

Question 16

What happens to verbs ending in ‘Zar’?

Answer 16

The yo ending is turned into a ‘cé’
E.g I started= empecé

Question 17

Which verbs are irregular in the past tense third person?

Answer 17

Creer (Creyó, Creyeron)
Oír (Oyó, Oyeron)
Caer (Cayó, Cayeron)
Incluir (Incluyó, Incluyeron)

Question 18

What happens to verbs which end in ‘ucir’?

Answer 18

‘cir’ is removed
a ‘j’ is added
no accents
E.g I drive= Conduje

Question 19

What two verbs are the same in the Preterite tense?

Answer 19

Ser and Ir (fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron)