Preterite-Quiz Review

Open Ended

What is an verb?

Open Ended

What is an infinitive?

Open Ended

How do we conjugate a verb?

Multiple Choice

Spanish has two simple tenses to indicate actions in the past:

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The preterite is used to describe actions or states that began or were completed at a definite time in the past.

• True

• False

Reorder

Reorder the following.

• Ernesto

• cantó

• en

• la

• escuela.

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2

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4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Labelling

Conjugate DORMIR in the preterite tense.

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dormimos

dormía

dormisteis

dormiste

durmieron

dormido

durmió

dormí

Labelling

Conjugate HABLAR in the preterite tense.

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hablamos

hablo

hablaste

habló

hablé

hablaremos

hablaron

hablasteis

Labelling

Conjugate COMER in the preterite tense.

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comieron

comemos

comiste

como

comisteis

comí

comió

comimos

Labelling

What is the difference between the two?

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Present tense

Past tense

cantó

canto

Multiple Choice

The preterite of all irregular and some irregular verbs requires a written accent on the preterite endings in the yo, usted, él, and ella forms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the yo form of the preterite. All other forms are regular

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Caer, creer, leer, and oír change -i- to -yendo- in the usted, él, and ella forms and in the ustedes, ellos, and ellas forms of the preterite. They also require a written accent on the -i- in all other forms.

• True

• False

• I have no idea.

Multiple Choice

Verbs with infinitives ending in -uir change -i- to -y- in the usted, él, and ella forms and in the ustedes, ellos, and ellas forms of the preterite.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Stem-changing -ir verbs also have a stem change in the usted, él, and ella forms and in the ustedes, ellos, and ellas forms of the preterite.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Stem-changing verbs do not have a stem change in the preterite.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

-ir stem changes in the preterite.

• True

• Maybe

Multiple Choice

ser and ir are conjugated the same.

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

• True

• False

Open Ended

comió/anoche/Oscar/pizza

Open Ended

muchos años/artista./Hace/fui

Fill in the Blank

Mi hermano y yo ___________ (ir) a un concierto el sábado pasado.

Fill in the Blank

Ellos _________ (ir) a la playa el sábado pasado.

Reorder

Reorder the following.

• Miguel

• fue

• al

• cine

• ayer.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following.

• Leila

• durmió

• mucho

• anoche.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4