Preterite (simple past)

Question 1

_ _ _ el ·único sobreviviente. (I was - ser)

Answer 1

I was the only survivor. (ser - Fuí)

Question 2

_ _ _ _ _ _ la primera mujer en romperle el corazón. (you were)

Answer 2

You were the first woman to break his heart. (Ser - fuiste)

Question 3

Ese _ _ _ el mejor año de mi vida. (was)

Answer 3

That was the best year of my life. (ser - Fue)

Question 4

Todo el día _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ visitando diferentes almacenes. (we were)

Answer 4

All the day we were visiting different warehouses. (estuvimos)

Question 5

Desde el principio _ _ _ _ _ _ muy cruel. (they were)

Answer 5

From the beginning, they were very unkind. (fueron)

Question 6

Ayer _ _ _ _ _ _ en casa. (I was)

Answer 6

Yesterday _ _ _ _ _ _ at home. (estuve)

Question 7

Es lo que ha estado pasando mientras _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dormido. (you were)

Answer 7

This is what has been happening while _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ asleep. (estuviste)

Question 8

El público _ _ _ _ _ _ muy atento. (was)

Answer 8

The public was very attentive. (estuvo)

Question 9

La última vez que _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ aquí todo esto estaba diferente. (we were)

Answer 9

The last time we were here, all this was different. (estuvimos)

Question 10

Pronto _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sanos de nuevo. (they were)

Answer 10

Soon they were healthy again. (estuvieron))

Question 11

_ _ _ _ que quedarme en la cama durante una semana. (I had)

Answer 11

I had to stay in bed for a week. (tuve)

Question 12

Dile que _ _ _ _ _ _ _ un problema. (you had)

Answer 12

Tell him you had a problem. (tuviste)

Question 13

Jacob _ _ _ _ un hijo favorito. (had)

Answer 13

Jacob had a favorite son. (tuvo)

Question 14

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ una gran semana. (We had)

Answer 14

We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a great week. (Tuvimos)

Question 15

Se casaron y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dos hijos (they had)

Answer 15

They married and had two children. (tuvieron)

Question 16

_ _ _ _ mi trabajo. (I did)

Answer 16

I did my job. (hice)

Question 17

Maria me dijo lo que _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (you did)

Answer 17

Maria told me what you did. (hiciste)

Question 18

_ _ _ _ su tarea. (he did)

Answer 18

He did his homework. (hizo)

Question 19

Hace tres años _ _ _ _ _ _ _ un trabajo juntos. (we did)

Answer 19

Three years ago we did a job together. (Hicimos)

Question 20

_ _ _ al cine. (I went)

Answer 20

I went to the movies. (Fuí)

Question 21

_ _ _ _ _ _ a la universidad (you went)

Answer 21

You went to college. (fuiste)

Question 22

_ _ _ a la universidad. (he went)

Answer 22

He went to college. (fue)

Question 23

_ _ _ _ _ _ a la universidad. (they went)

Answer 23

They went to college. (fueron)

Question 24

_ _ _ _ _ _ a la universidad. (we went)

Answer 24

We went to college. (fuimos)

Question 25

_ _ a mi hija ayer. (I saw)

Answer 25

I saw my daughter yesterday. (vi)

Question 26

Ayer _ _ _ _ _ a tu hija. (You saw)

Answer 26

You saw your daughter yesterday. (viste)

Question 27

Ayer _ _ _ a su hija. (He saw)

Answer 27

He saw his daughter yesterday. (vio)

Question 28

Ayer _ _ _ _ _ a nuestros hijos. (we saw)

Answer 28

Yesterday we saw our children. (vimos)

Question 29

Ayer _ _ _ _ _ _ a sus hijos. (they saw)

Answer 29

Yesterday they saw their children. (vieron)

Question 30

No _ _ _ _ leer el letrero. (I could not)

Answer 30

I couldn’t read the sign. (pude)

Question 31

¿Son estos de verdad los mejores trabajadores que _ _ _ _ _ _ _ encontrar? (You could)

Answer 31

Are these really the best workers that you could find? (pudiste)

Question 32

Pero esto no _ _ _ _ haber pasado en un peor momento. (could)

Answer 32

But this could not have happened at a worse time. (pudo)

Question 33

No _ _ _ _ _ _ _ encontrar un restaurante con todo lo que pediste. (we couldn’t)

Answer 33

We couldn’t find a restaurant with everything you asked for. (pudimos)

Question 34

No _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ detener la hemorragia y mi cerebro se hinchó. (they couldn’t)

Answer 34

They couldn’t stop the bleeding and my brain swelled up. (pudieron)

Question 35

Le _ _ mi palabra a la gente de este pueblo. (gave)

Answer 35

I gave my word to the people of this town.

Question 36

Le _ _ _ _ _ tu palabra al pueblo de los Estados Unidos. (you gave)

Answer 36

You gave your word to the people of the United States.

Question 37

Él _ _ _ su vida por la libertad de nuestro pueblo. (gave)

Answer 37

He gave his life for the freedom of our people

Question 38

Cuando conocí a Sasha, _ _ _ _ que ella era especial. (I knew)

Answer 38

When I met Sasha, I knew she was special.

Question 39

¿Ese fue el momento en el que _ _ _ _ _ _ _ que te gustaba? (you knew)

Answer 39

That was the moment that you knew you liked me?

Question 40

Joe nunca _ _ _ _ que la pesca podría ser este gran. (knew)

Answer 40

Joe never knew that fishing could be this great