Preterite Verb Forms

Question 1

Preterite Conjugation of regular -ar verbs

Answer 1

• yo: -é
• tú: -aste
• Ud./él/ella: ó
• nosotros/as: amos
• Uds./ellos/ellas: aron

Question 2

Pretirite Conjugation of regular -er verbs

Answer 2

• yo: -í
• tú: -ise
• Ud./él/ella: ió
• nosotros/as: imos
• Uds./ellos/ellas: ieron

Question 3

Preterite Conjugation of regular -ir verbs

Answer 3

• yo: -í
• tú: -iste
• Ud./él/ella: ió
• nosotros/as: imos
• Uds./ellos/ellas: ieron

Question 4

What happens to verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar?

Answer 4

ex. in yo form:
- buscar = busc- = qu- = yo buscqué
- llegar = lleg- = gu- = yo llegué
- empezar = empez- = c- = yo empecé

Question 5

Conjugate the verb ‘creer’ in preterite form

Answer 5

• creí
• creíste
• creyó
• creímos
• creyeron

Question 6

Conjugate the verb ‘leer’ in preterite form

Answer 6

• leí
• leíste
• leyó
• leímos
• leyeron

Question 7

Conjugate the verb ‘ver’ in preterite form

Answer 7

• vi
• viste
• vio
• vimos
• vieron

Question 8

What happens to -ar and -er verbs that have a stem change in the present, when they are conjugated in the preterite?

Answer 8

They DO NOT have a stem change

ex. cerrar in present is cierra; in preterite it is cerró

Question 9

Conjugate the verb ‘ser’ in preterite form

Answer 9

• fui
• fuiste
• fue
• fuimos
• fueron

Question 10

Conjugate the verb ‘ir’ in preterite form

Answer 10

• fui
• fuiste
• fue
• fuimos
• fueron

Question 11

What happens to stem changing verbs in the present, when they are conjugated in the preterite?

Answer 11

have a stem change in Ud./él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas forms ONLY

ex. dormir -> normally duerme; in preterite -> durmió

Question 12

Conjugate the verb ‘servir’ in the preterite

Answer 12

• serví
• serviste
• sirvió
• servimos
• sirvieron

Question 13

Conjugate the verb ‘dormir’ in the preterite

Answer 13

• dormí
• dormiste
• durmió
• dormimos
• durmieron