Recap-Preterite of Estar, Poder, Tener, and Hacer

Recap-Preterite of Estar, Poder, Tener, and Hacer

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When do we use estar?

• describing how people felt, temporary conditions

• where people/things were located

When do we use poder?

• someone was able to do something

• poder is followed by an infinitive

When do we use tener?

• a person had to do something...tener + que + infinitive

• a person had something (possession, relationship).

• used for certain conditions (tener calor, tener frío, tener sed, tener hambre..)

When do we use hacer?

• a subject made something/had something

• check vocabulary of the sentence.

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Multiple Choice

Complete with preterite conjugation of correct verb.

Anoche no__________hacer mi tarea porque no tuve Internet.

• pude

• tuve

• hice

• estuve

Multiple Choice

Complete with preterite conjugation of correct verb.

Jorge y Alejandro ___________tristes(sad) porque no pudieron ir a la fiesta de Anita.

• fueron

• estuvieron

• tuvieron

• pudieron

Multiple Choice

Complete with preterite conjugation of correct verb.

La madre de Susi__________que ir al supermercado para comprar champú.

• hizo

• estuvo

• tuvo

• pudo

Fill in the Blanks

Tener? Poder? Hacer? Estar? Choose one & use preterite tense.

Mario:¿Qué

tú este jueves pasado?

Juanito:Yo bailé en un maratón de baile.