Preterite & Imperfect Past Tenses

Question 1

Preterite conjugations for -Ar verbs

Answer 1

é, aste, ó, amos, aron

Question 2

Preterite conjugations for Irregular -Ar verbs

Answer 2

Stems are irregular. Endings: e, iste, o, imos, ieron

Question 3

Preterite Irregular -Ar stems: Estar, Andar

Answer 3

Estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
Anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron

Question 4

Preterite Irregular -Er stems: Tener, Poder, Poner

Answer 4

Tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron
Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron
Puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron

Question 5

Preterite Irregular -Ir stems: Decir, Conducir, Traducir

Answer 5

Dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijieron
Conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujieron
Traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujieron

Question 6

Odd Preterite Irregular stems: Hacer, Ir, Ser

Answer 6

Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
Fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuieron (Ser & Ir)

Question 7

Preterite irregulars: Ver, Dar

Answer 7

Vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron
Di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

Question 8

Preterite conjugations for -Er & -Ir verbs

Answer 8

í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

Question 9

He drank all the coffee

Answer 9

Él bebió todo el cafe

Question 10

She sang two songs.

Answer 10

Ella cantó dos cancións.

Question 11

They wrote letters last week.

Answer 11

Ellos escribieron cartas la semana pasada.

Question 12

We already gave you money!

Answer 12

¡Ya te dimos dinero!

Question 13

I didn’t see you at the party

Answer 13

No te vi en la fiesta.

Question 14

She told him no

Answer 14

Ella lo dije que no

Question 15

We saw the movie yesterday

Answer 15

Vimos la pelicula ayer

Question 16

They always make dinner together

Answer 16

Ellos siempre hacían la cena juntos

Question 17

You did the work.

Answer 17

Tú hiciste el trabajo.

Question 18

You gave her a gift.

Answer 18

Le diste un regalo

Question 19

He drove to the station.

Answer 19

Él condujo a la estación

Question 20

We had all the books

Answer 20

Tuvimos todos los libros.

Question 21

They had a bad time

Answer 21

Lo pasaron mal

Question 22

I spoke to your girlfriend

Answer 22

Hablé con tu novia

Question 23

He spoke at the conference

Answer 23

Él habló en la conferencia

Question 24

She gave a presentation at the conference

Answer 24

Ella dio una conferencia

Question 25

I worked at the hospital

Answer 25

Trabajé en el hospital

Question 26

He taught at the university

Answer 26

Enseño en la universidad.

Question 27

We shared a salad

Answer 27

Compartimos una ensalada ayer.

Question 28

I shared a story with her

Answer 28

Compartí una cuenta con ella

Question 29

You shared your toys with them

Answer 29

Compartiste tus juguetes con ellos.

Question 30

They closed the bank at 3:00

Answer 30

Cerraron el banco a las tres.

Question 31

We closed the store

Answer 31

Cerramos la tienda

Question 32

To learn-Aprender- often used in preterite because you learn things at a specific time

Answer 32

Aprendí, aprendiste, aprendió, aprendimos, aprendieron

Question 33

My daughter took this flight and she said...

Answer 33

Mi hija tomó este vuelo y dijo que...

Question 34

A few weeks ago she said goodbye

Answer 34

Hace unas semanas ella dijo "adiós"

Question 35

I started to listen to the music today

Answer 35

Comencé a escuchar a la música hoy.

Question 36

We got married in 1983.

Answer 36

Nos casamos en mil novecientos ochenta y tres

Question 37

The man walked to the bus stop

Answer 37

El hombre anduvo al parada de buses.

Question 38

I was at home until the afternoon

Answer 38

Estuve en casa hasta la tarde

Question 39

They wanted to go home after the movie

Answer 39

Ellos quisieron a casa después la pelicula.

Question 40

She wanted him to visit her.

Answer 40

Ella lo quiso que la visitar.

Question 41

I wanted to buy several dresses but only found this one

Answer 41

Quise comprar varios vestidos, pero solo encontré este.

Question 42

I made some food. Are you hungry?

Answer 42

Hice algo comida. ¿Hace hambre?

Question 43

We made a lot of beans. Do you want some?

Answer 43

Hicimos muchos frijoles. ¿Queres algunos?

Question 44

They went to see their grandchildren

Answer 44

Ellos fueron a ver a sus nietos