week 8 - past simple

Question 1

What is the Pretérito Indefinido (past simple) tense in Spanish?

Answer 1

A past tense used to describe actions that are completed with a definite beginning and end.

Question 2

How do you form the Pretérito Indefinido for regular -ar verbs?

Answer 2

Drop -ar, add endings: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron (e.g., trabajar → trabajé).

Question 3

How do you form the Pretérito Indefinido for regular -er and -ir verbs?

Answer 3

Drop -er/-ir, add endings: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron (e.g., vivir → viví).

Question 4

Conjugate trabajar (yo) in past simple

Answer 4

Trabajé - I worked.

Question 5

Conjugate perder (tú) in past simple

Answer 5

Perdiste - You lost.

Question 6

Conjugate vivir (él/ella/usted) in past simple

Answer 6

Vivió - He/She/You (formal) lived.

Question 7

Conjugate hacer (nosotros) in past simple

Answer 7

Hicimos - We did/made.

Question 8

Conjugate tener (vosotros) in past simple

Answer 8

Tuvisteis - You all had.

Question 9

Conjugate estar (ellos/ellas/ustedes) in past simple

Answer 9

Estuvieron - They/You all were.

Question 10

Conjugate ser (yo) in past simple

Answer 10

Fui - I was.

Question 11

Conjugate ver (tú) in past simple

Answer 11

Viste - You saw.

Question 12

Conjugate ir (él/ella/usted) in past simple

Answer 12

Fue - He/She/You (formal) went.

Question 13

Conjugate decir (nosotros) in past simple

Answer 13

Dijimos - We said.

Question 14

Conjugate poder (vosotros) in past simple

Answer 14

Pudisteis - You all could.

Question 15

Conjugate poner (ellos/ellas/ustedes) in past simple

Answer 15

Pusieron - They/You all put.

Question 16

How do you conjugate irregular verbs like tener in past simple?

Answer 16

Tener becomes tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron.

Question 17

How do you conjugate irregular verbs like ser and ir in past simple?

Answer 17

Both ser and ir use fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Question 18

Conjugate trabajar in all forms in past simple

Answer 18

Trabajé, trabajaste, trabajó, trabajamos, trabajasteis, trabajaron

Question 19

Conjugate perder in all forms in past simple

Answer 19

Perdí, perdiste, perdió, perdimos, perdisteis, perdieron

Question 20

Conjugate vivir in all forms in past simple

Answer 20

Viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron

Question 21

Conjugate hacer in all forms in past simple

Answer 21

Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

Question 22

Conjugate tener in all forms in past simple

Answer 22

Tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

Question 23

Conjugate estar in all forms in past simple

Answer 23

Estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

Question 24

Conjugate ver in all forms in past simple

Answer 24

Vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron

Question 25

Conjugate poder in all forms in past simple

Answer 25

Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron

Question 26

Translate trabajar to English

Answer 26

To work

Question 27

Translate perder to English

Answer 27

To lose

Question 28

Translate vivir to English

Answer 28

To live

Question 29

Translate hacer to English

Answer 29

To do/make

Question 30

Translate tener to English

Answer 30

To have

Question 31

Translate estar to English

Answer 31

To be

Question 32

Translate ser to English

Answer 32

To be

Question 33

Translate ver to English

Answer 33

To see

Question 34

Translate ir to English

Answer 34

To go

Question 35

Translate decir to English

Answer 35

To say

Question 36

Translate poder to English

Answer 36

To be able to/can

Question 37

Translate poner to English

Answer 37

To put