QC2 Unit 1B1 Grammar

What is communicated using the preterite tense?

• General statements of fact, present actions

• Events that occurred in the past, completed actions from the past

Which of the following endings are used for regular "-ar" verbs in the preterite tense?

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

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

Some "-ar" verbs have issues in which subject pronoun? (think CAR/GAR/ZAR)

• nosotros

• ustedes

• yo

What spelling change is applied to "CAR" verbs in the yo form of the preterite tense?

• "qu"

• "gu"

• "c"

What spelling change is applied to "GAR" verbs in the yo form of the preterite tense?

• "qu"

• "gu"

• "c"

What spelling change is applied to "ZAR" verbs in their yo form of the preterite tense?

• "qu"

• "gu"

• "c"

Which of the following endings are used for regular "-er/-ir" verbs in the preterite tense?

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

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

Certain "-ir" and some "-er" verbs are called Basement verbs in the preterite tense. This is because they have a spelling change in which subject pronouns?

• él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes

• yo, tú, nosotros, vosotros

Conjugate the following to the preterite:

Mis padres (bajar)

• bajan

• bajamos

• bajaron

Conjugate the following to the preterite:

Tú (visitar)

• visitaste

• visitas

• visté