SPA III Midterm Practice Quiz

Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation:

Yo/tener

• tuve

• tenía

• tengé

• tuvé

Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation:

Ellos/dormir

• durmierón

• duermieron

• dormieron

• durmieron

Answer explanation

Remember, IR verbs that have a stem-change in the present tense change in the 3RD PERSON singular (él/ella/usted) and the 3RD PERSON plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes).

O goes to U

Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation:

Él/mentir

He lied.

• mento

• mintió

• mentió

• mintio

Answer explanation

Remember, IR verbs that have a stem-change in the present tense change in the 3RD PERSON singular (él/ella/usted) and the 3RD PERSON plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes).

E becomes I

Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation:

Tú/venir

You came.

• Vines

• Viniste

• Veniste

• Venist´

Choose the correct preterite tense conjugation:

Yo/ dormir

I slept.

• duermo

• durmí

• dormí

• duermí

Answer explanation

IR stem changes only happen in the 3rd Person (bottom of the chart) forms

Type the sentence in Spanish:

My ticket cost 10 dollars.

Type the sentence(s) in Spanish:

I went to Spain.

Type the sentence(s) in Spanish:

I ate lunch. I bought a sandwich and a drink.

Choose the correct conjugation of the formal command:

(No) correr/ Usted

Don't Run!

• ¡No corra!

• ¡Corra!

• ¡Corras!

• ¡No corres!

Choose the correct conjugation of the formal command:

Chop/ Ustedes

• pique

• piquen

• picen

• pica