Understanding Regular -AR Verbs in the Preterite

What is the preterite used for in Spanish?

• To describe ongoing actions

• To give commands

• To talk about things that happened in the past and have already ended

• To talk about future events

Which of the following is an example of a regular -AR verb in the preterite?

• corremos

• escribimos

• vivir

• bailó

How do you form the preterite for regular -AR verbs?

• Change -AR to -IR

• Keep the -AR and add preterite endings

• Remove the -AR and add preterite endings

• Add -ER endings

Which form is the same in both the preterite and present tense for regular -AR verbs?

• Él/Ella/Usted

• Nosotros

• Vosotros

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

What is the preterite form of 'hablar' for 'yo'?

• hablan

• hablo

• hablé

• hablamos

What is the correct preterite form for 'tú' with the verb 'hablar'?

• hablas

• hablaste

• hablar

• habló

Choose the correct preterite form for 'él/ella/usted' with the verb 'hablar'.

• hablamos

• hablan

• hablasteis

• habló

What is the correct preterite form for 'nosotros' with the verb 'hablar'?

• hablo

• habláis

• hablamos

• hablan

Choose the correct preterite form for 'vosotros' with the verb 'hablar'.

• hablaron

• hablasteis

• hablamos

• habláis

What is the correct preterite form for 'ellos/ellas/ustedes' with the verb 'hablar'?

• hablan

• hablo

• hablaron

• habláis