7B.2 - Spanish Preterite Tense: -car and -gar Verbs

What is the purpose of using the preterite tense in Spanish?

• To express actions that are ongoing

• To express actions that began and ended at a definite time in the past

• To express future actions

• To express hypothetical actions.

Fill in the blank: Verbs that end in -car and -gar have a spelling change in the ___ form only of the preterit.

• tú

• nosotros

• yo

• ellos

Which of the following is the correct 'yo' form of the verb 'jugar' in the preterite tense?

• jugamos

• jugué

• jugaste

• jugó

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb 'sacar' in the preterite tense: Yo ___ fotos de todos mis amigos en la pizzería.

• A) saqué

• B) sacó

• C) sacamos

• D) sacaron

What is the correct preterite form of the verb 'practicar' for 'yo'?

• practiqué

• practico

• practicaré

• practicaba

Fill in the blank with the correct preterite form: Yo ______ (jugar) al fútbol ayer.

• A) jugo

• B) jugué

• C) jugaba

• D) jugaré

Fill in the blank: In the preterite tense, the verb ending for 'yo' with '-car' verbs changes to ____.

• -qué

• -cé

• -gué

• -é

Ayer Lisa ____ el saxofón. (tocar)

• toqué

• tocaste

• tocamos

• tocó

What is the ending for -GAR verbs in the Yo form in the preterite tense?

• -gue

• -gué

• qué

• -gé

Fill in the blank with the correct preterite form: Nosotros ______ (llegar) tarde a la fiesta.

• A) llegamos

• B) llegué

• C) llegaste

• D) llegó