

Preterite: Irregular YO forms -car, -gar, -zar
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Preterite: Irregular YO forms -car, -gar, -zar

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Answer the following questions to review the preterite of regular -ar verbs.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following are the endings of the preterite tense for -AR verbs?
o, as, a, amos, áis, an
ó, aste, á, amos, aistes, abron.
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
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Multiple Choice
The preterite is used to describe an action completed at a specific time.
Which of these English phrases fits that description?
I used to play soccer every day.
I played soccer last night.
I wanted to play soccer last night.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct preterite form to complete the sentence:
Mis amigos no _____ la televisión anoche.
miramos
miran
miraron
mirasteis
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct preterite form to complete the sentence:
Tú me ________ un refresco.
compraste
compras
hablastes
bebes
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct preterite form to complete the sentence:
Yo no ______ en la playa.
nadé
nade
nado
nadó
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Multiple Choice
In the YO form of an -AR verb ending in -CAR, what does the C change to?
qu
ck
It doesn't change
g
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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Type answer...
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Open Ended
Copy this sentence:
The C changes to QU to keep the hard C sound in sacar.
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Multiple Choice
For GAR verbs in the preterite, the G changes to GU in the yo form.
So what is the yo form of pagar?
page
pagué
pague
pago
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
In the preterite, verbs ending in ZAR have a spelling change in the YO form: The Z changes to C.
Esta tarde, yo (almorzar) en la cafetería.
almuerzé
almorzé
almorcé
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Multiple Choice
busco
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Multiple Choice
pago
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Multiple Choice
Conjuga el verbo en el pretérito.
¿Cuándo ___________ las personas al evento especial? (llegar)
llegan
llegué
llegaron
llegamos
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Multiple Choice
Conjuga el verbo en el pretérito.
¿Cuánto ___________ tú para esas botas nuevas? (pagar)
pagas
pagaron
pagué
pagaste
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Multiple Choice
Conjuga el verbo en el pretérito.
Después de la escuela, yo ___________ a hacer la tarea. (empezar)
empiezo
empecé
empezamos
empiez
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Multiple Choice
Conjuga el verbo en el pretérito.
Ayer, la clase ___________ a las doce y media. (empezar)
empezaste
empieza
empezó
empezamos
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