02 Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - Poder

This video tutorial explains the use of the verb 'poder' in both present and preterite tenses. It begins with an introduction to 'poder' as a stem-changing verb in the present tense, providing examples and highlighting its irregularity in the preterite tense. The video includes practice exercises for converting sentences from present to preterite, offering additional tips and examples to reinforce learning.

What type of verb is 'poder' in the present tense?

• Auxiliary verb

• Irregular verb

• Regular verb

• Stem-changing verb

How does 'poder' change in the preterite tense?

• It becomes a regular verb

• It becomes an auxiliary verb

• It becomes completely irregular

• It remains a stem-changing verb

Convert the sentence 'Yo puedo salir con mis amigos' to the preterite tense.

• Yo salgo con mis amigos

• Yo puedo salir con mis amigos

• Yo salí con mis amigos

• Yo pude salir con mis amigos

What is the preterite form of 'nosotros podemos'?

• Nosotros podemos

• Nosotros pudimos

• Nosotros podíamos

• Nosotros pudieron

Which of the following sentences is in the preterite tense?

• Ellos pueden hablar por teléfono

• Ellos pudieron hablar por teléfono

• Ellos pueden hablar por teléfono gratis

• Ellos pueden hablar por teléfono ahora