Spanish preterite

What is the preterite tense?

• Ongoing past actions

• Completed past actions

All are "palabras claves" except....

• Hoy

• Ayer

• Anoche

• Hace dos semanas

Dar (Tu)

• Dieron

• Di

• Diste

• Dimos

Ver (Ella)

• Vio

• Viste

• Vi

• Vimos

Verbs that end in -CAR, -GAR and -ZAR have a spelling change in the...

• "Ustedes" form

• "Nosotros" form

• All forms

• "Yo" form

Tocar (Yo)

• Tocé

• Toco

• Toqué

• Tocaron

Tocar (Ustedes)

• Toquéron

• Tocaron

• Tocieron

• Toqué

Yo ____________(empezar) a leer el libro ayer.

• Empiezo

• Empezé

• Empiecé

• Empecé

-IR stem-changing verbs are sometimes referred to as ____________ verbs because they only change in the third singular/plural persons, forming a shape of a slipper.

• Heart

• Heel

• Shoe

• Slipper

All are examples of slipper verbs except...

• Dormir

• Pedir

• Vivir

• Servir