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Irregular Preterite Verbs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the past tense definitions of hacer?

a)

took and did

b)

made and ate

c)

did and made

d)

do and make

2.

What is the past tense definition of poner?

a)

was able to

b)

put

c)

placed

d)

set

3.

What is the past tense definition of traer?

a)

had

b)

bring

c)

did

d)

brought

4.

What is the past tense definition of querer?

a)

put

b)

refused

c)

wanted

d)

answered

5.

What is the past tense definition of estar?

a)

is

b)

put

c)

was or were

d)

wasn't

6.

What is the past tense definition of poder?

a)

could not

b)

could/was able to

c)

put

d)

did

7.

What is the past tense definition of saber?

a)

has

b)

had

c)

knew

d)

found out

8.

What is the past tense definition of decir?

a)

say/tell

b)

told/said

c)

could

d)

brought

9.

What is the past tense definition of tener?

a)

took

b)

had

c)

held

d)

has

10.

What is the past tense definition of venir?

a)

could

b)

had

c)

come

d)

came

11.

Conjugate tener (ellos)

a)

tenieron

b)

tuvieron

c)

tuvimos

d)

tenisteis

12.

Conjugate decir (nosotros)

a)

dicimos

b)

dijeron

c)

dijimos

d)

decimos

13.

Conjugate estar (yo)

a)

estoy

b)

estuve

c)

estuvo

d)

estas

14.

Conjugate querer (ella)

a)

quiere

b)

quise

c)

quizo

d)

quiso

15.

Conjugate poner (tú)

a)

poniste

b)

pones

c)

pusimos

d)

pusiste

16.

Conjugate saber (yo)

a)

supo

b)

supi

c)

supe

d)

sabo

17.

Conjugate hacer (el)

a)

hice

b)

hace

c)

hico

d)

hizo

18.

Conjugate poder (Uds.)

a)

pude

b)

podieron

c)

pudieron

d)

pusieron

19.
Yesterday
a)
anoche
b)
ayer
c)
anteayer
d)
el mes pasado
20.
Last night
a)
Esta noche
b)
ayer
c)
anteayer
d)
anoche
21.
Ir
a)
to be
b)
to have
c)
to go
d)
to do
22.
Ser
a)
to go
b)
to be
c)
to have
d)
to do
23.
Hacer
a)
to go 
b)
to finish
c)
to do / to make
d)
to have
24.
Ver
a)
to go
b)
I go
c)
to see
d)
to do
25.
Dar
a)
to give
b)
to do
c)
to hike
d)
to be
26.
Ayer, yo _____ a Starbucks para tomar café.
a)
hice
b)
fui
c)
di
d)
vi
27.
Mi hermana me ______ un pastel para mi cumpleaños anoche.
a)
hice
b)
hizo
c)
hicimos
d)
hace
28.
¿Adónde _____ Elena después de las clases ayer?
a)
dio
b)
hizo
c)
vio
d)
fue
29.
La película que vimos anoche _____ muy cómica.
a)
fueron
b)
fuiste
c)
fue
d)
fui
30.

What is the stem(s) of the verb hacer in the preterite form?

a)

hac

b)

hic or hiz

c)

hic

d)

hiz

31.

What is the stem of the verb saber in the preterite form?

a)

sab

b)

sa

c)

sup

d)

sabe

32.

What is the stem of the verb decir in the preterite form?

a)

Dec

b)

Dic

c)

Dije

d)

Dij

33.

What is the stem of the verb poner in the preterite form?

a)

Pus

b)

Pon

c)

Pone

d)

Po

34.

What is the stem of the verb querer in the preterite from?

a)

Que

b)

Quiz

c)

Quis

d)

Quer

35.

What is the stem of the verb poder in the preterite form?

a)

Po

b)

Pud

c)

Pod

d)

Pode

36.

What is the stem of the verb tener in the preterite form?

a)

Ten

b)

Tuv

c)

Te

d)

Tien

37.

What is the stem of the verb Venir in the preterite form?

a)

Ven

b)

Vien

c)

Van

d)

Vin

38.

What is the stem of the verb Estar in the preterite form?

a)

Estuv

b)

Esta

c)

Este

d)

Est

39.

What is the stem of the verb traer in the preterite form?

a)

Trae

b)

Tra

c)

Traj

d)

Truj

40.

What set of endings do you attached to these irregular stems?

a)

e imos


iste isteis


o ieron (or just eron if stem ends in a j)

b)

é amos


iste asteis


ó aron

c)

í imos


iste isteis


ió ieron