Preterite tense of regular verbs

Preterite tense of regular verbs

The Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs

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What does preterite mean?

• adjective

• pronoun

• past tense

• present tense

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The preterite tense is used to

• express actions or states completed in the past

• express actions or states that are happening now

• express actions or states that started in the past and continue

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The yo and Ud./él/ella forms of all three conjugations (-ar, -er, -ir) have written accents on the last syllable to show that it is stressed.

• true

• false

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The endings for regular

-er and -ir verbs are identical in the preterite.

• true

• false

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The nosotros/as forms of regular -ar and -ir verbs in the preterite are identical to the present tense forms.

• true

• false

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-ar

yo form

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-er and -ir

yo form

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-ar

tú form

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-er and -ir

tú form

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-ar

usted/ él/ ella form

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-er and -ir

usted/ él/ ella form

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-ar

nosotros/nosotras form

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-er and -ir

nosotros/ nosotras form

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-ar

ustedes/ ellos/ ellas form

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-er and -ir

ustedes/ ellos/ ellas