Preterite (Past) Tense

Question 1

What are the endings for most -ar verbs in preterite tense?

Answer 1

-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron

Question 2

What are the endings for most -er and -ir verbs in preterite tense?

Answer 2

-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

Question 3

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for andar (to walk)?

Answer 3

anduv-

Question 4

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for caber (to fit)?

Answer 4

cup-

Question 5

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for decir (to say; tell)?

Answer 5

dij-

Question 6

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for estar (to be)?

Answer 6

estuv-

Question 7

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for haber (to have [auxiliary])?

Answer 7

hub-

Question 8

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for hacer (to do; make)?

Answer 8

hic-

Question 9

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for poder (to be able)?

Answer 9

pud-

Question 10

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for poner (to put; place)?

Answer 10

pus-

Question 11

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for querer (to want)?

Answer 11

quis-

Question 12

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for saber (to know [fact])?

Answer 12

sup-

Question 13

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for tener (to have)?

Answer 13

tuv-

Question 14

What is the irregular stem in preterite tense for venir (to come)?

Answer 14

vin-

Question 15

Do verbs conjugated with an irregular stem in preterite tense need an accent when conjugated?

Answer 15

No.

Question 16

List some preterite tense “e to i” stem-changing verbs. (Remember: they only change in third person forms.)

Answer 16

vEstir, pErdir, prefErir, repEtir

Question 17

List some preterite tense “o to u” stem-changing verbs.(Remember: they only change in third person forms.)

Answer 17

mOrir, dOrmir

Question 18

Verbs ending in -zar: z changes to ___ (before e) in the ____ form of the verb

Answer 18

c; yo

Question 19

Verbs ending in -gar: g changes to ___ (before e) in the ____ form of the verb

Answer 19

gu; yo

Question 20

Verbs ending in -car: c changes to ___ (before e) in the ____ form of the verb

Answer 20

qu; yo

Question 21

Verbs ending in -aer, -eer, -oer, -uir, and -oir: change from i to ___ in the third person forms of the verb

Answer 21

y

Question 22

Verbs ending in -cir: c changes to ___ (no written accent)

Answer 22

j

Question 23

How do you conjugate dar in preterite tense?

Answer 23

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron

Question 24

How do you conjugate ser/ir in preterite tense?

Answer 24

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

Question 25

What does preterite tense describe?

Answer 25

One time actions, main events, limited or specific amounts of time, change, starting, stopping, and interrupting action.

Question 26

What does conocer mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 26

met / began to know (someone or some place)

Question 27

What does poder mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 27

could / succeeded in

Question 28

What does no poder mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 28

couldn’t / failed to

Question 29

What does querer mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 29

tried

Question 30

What does no querer mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 30

refused

Question 31

What does saber mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 31

found out

Question 32

What does tener mean when conjugated in preterite tense?

Answer 32

had / received