Repaso del Preterito

What is the preterite tense used for?

• To express future actions

• To indicate conditional actions

• To describe ongoing actions

• To describe completed actions in the past.

Give an example of a regular verb in the preterite tense.

• ran

• jumped

• slept

• walked

What are the three types of stem changes in the preterite tense?

• i to e, u to o, and a to u

• a to e, i to o, and u to e

• o to e, u to i, and a to o

• e to i, o to u, and e to ie

Provide an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

• The verb 'ir' (to go) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense. In the preterite tense, the conjugation of 'ir' is 'fui' for the first person singular (I went), 'fuiste' for the second person singular (you went), 'fue' for the third person singular (he/she/it went), 'fuimos' for the first person plural (we went), 'fuisteis' for the second person plural (you all went), and 'fueron' for the third person plural (they went).

• The verb 'tener' (to have) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

• The verb 'comer' (to eat) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

• The verb 'hablar' (to speak) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

What are the stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense?

• The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'pod-' and 'dorm-' respectively.

• The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'pud-' and 'dormi-' respectively.

• The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'poder-' and 'dorm-' respectively.

• The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'pud-' and 'durm-' respectively.

Give an example of a verb with a stem change in the preterite tense.

• comer

• hablar

• escribir

• dormir

What are the endings for regular -ar verbs in the preterite tense?

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

• -é, -iste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron

• -é, -iste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron

• -é, -iste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron

What are the endings for regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite tense?

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

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

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

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

What are the endings for car-gar-zar verbs in the preterite tense?

• -qué, -gué, -cé

• -cer, -ger, -zer

• -car, -gar, -zar

• -qué, -gué, -cé

What is the preterite tense of the verb 'hablar'?

• hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron

• hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan

• hablaré, hablarás, hablará, hablaremos, hablaréis, hablarán

• hablaría, hablarías, hablaría, hablaríamos, hablaríais, hablarían