Preterite past tense - Spanish

What is the preterite tense used for?

• Actions which used to happen regularly in the past

• Actions which happened in the past and are still happening

• Actions which are happening now

• Actions which happened in the past and finished

Which of these is in the preterite tense?

• Bailo

• Bailaré

• Bailé

• Voy a bailar

Which is the correct set of preterite endings for AR verbs?

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• é, ás, á, emos, éis, án

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

Which is the correct set of preterite endings for ER verbs?

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• é, ás, á, emos, éis, án

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

Which is the correct set of preterite endings for IR verbs?

• é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

• o, as, a, amos, áis, an

• é, ás, á, emos, éis, án

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

Which of these time phrases would you typically use with preterite tense verbs?

• hoy

• ayer

• mañana

• normalmente

Translate: jugúe

• I judged

• I play

• They played

• I played

Translate: escucharon

• they lived

• they listened

• I listened

• they listen

Translate: comisteis

• you all ate

• I came

• you came

• they ate

Translate: we studied

• nosotros estudiar

• estudié

• nos estudia

• estudiamos