Preterite tense (regular, ir/ser, spelling changes)

The preterite tense refers to the...

• Present

• Past

• Future

The preterite tense is used to refer to ___________ actions in the past

• completed

• incompleted

The preterite endings for AR verbs in the preterite are:

• -é, -aste, -ó, - amos, -asteis, -aron

• -é, -este, -o, -emos, -esteis, -eron

• -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

The preterite endings for ER AND IR verbs in the preterite are:

• -é, -aste, -ó, - amos, -asteis, -aron

• -é, -este, -o, -emos, -esteis, -eron

• -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

Which of these time phrases trigger the preterite tense? (There may be more than one correct answer)

• ayer

• el verano pasado

• el fin de semana pasado

• mañana

The present tense form of nosotros is the same as the preterite tense form of nosotros for both -ar and -ir verbs.

• cierto

• falso

Which subjects have an accent mark when conjugating regular preterite tense verbs?

• yo and él, ella, usted

• yo form only

• nosotros and ellos, ellas, ustedes

• all of them

The preterite forms of ir and ser are the same.

• cierto

• falso

In what forms do double vowel verbs like leer and oír change i to y?

• él, ella usted and ellos, ellas, ustedes

• yo form only

• tú and él, ella usted

• all but nosotros

In what forms do -car, -gar, -zar verbs have a spelling change?

• yo form only

• él, ella, usted and ellos, ellas, ustedes

• yo and él, ella, usted

• nosotros and ellos, ellas, ustedes