Preterite Drill

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

ustedes almuerzan

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

ella deja

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

ellos se bañan

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense) Reflexive:

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Conjuga los R.P's y Añade el fin correcto

yo: me verbé

tú: te verbaste

él/ella/usted: se verbó

nosotros: nos verbamos

ellos/ustedes: se verbaron

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

nosotros deseamos

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

cuesta

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

tú te despiertas

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Conjuga los R.P's y Añade el fin correcto

yo: me verbé

tú: te verbaste

él/ella/usted: se verbó

nosotros: nos verbamos

ellos/ustedes: se verbaron

Take the Present Tense Conjugation Below and Make it Past Tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

yo practico

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

3) Remember -CAR/-GAR/-ZAR's have a spelling change in the Yo form to preserve the sound!

Translate the following into Spanish using the preterit tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

we played

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

Translate the following into Spanish using the preterit tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

he started

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Añade el fin correcto

yo: -é

tú: -aste

él/ella/usted: -ó

nosotros: -amos

ellos/ustedes: -aron

Translate the following into Spanish using the preterit tense. Type all lowercase! Make sure to include accent marks if needed.

I laid down

Answer explanation

To conjugate for Past (Preterit Tense):

1) Quita el fin de "-ar"

Verbar -> verb-

2) Conjuga los R.P's y Añade el fin correcto

yo: me verbé

tú: te verbaste

él/ella/usted: se verbó

nosotros: nos verbamos

ellos/ustedes: se verbaron