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WorksheetsPreterite theory
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Check for understanding:
When do you use the preterite tense?
A completed past action
A future action
An action currently happening
Check for understanding:
Which forms of the preterite have an accent?
Nosotros & Tú
Yo & él/ella/usted
Ellos/ellas/ustedes
What is the YO form for an -AR verb in the preterite tense?
é
í
o
a
What is the YO form for an -ER/-IR verb in the preterite tense?
é
í
o
a
What is the USTEDES form for an -AR verb in the preterite tense?
ieron
amos
ió
aron
For the following slides, you are going to type the conjugation of the verb in the preterite tense.
Just as a reminder, what are the 3 steps in conjugating a verb?
Drop ending (-ar, -er, -ir)
Find your subject
Add ending
Take the infinitive
Add your ending
Add your subject at end
Find your subject
Determine your ending
Add ending to infinitive
There are ___ past tenses in Spanish
infinite
8
2
3
Choose the preterite keyword
Hoy
Ayer
The preterite is used for actions that are seen as _____.
on going
completed
future
today
Which one of these words would you typically see in a PRETERITE sentence in Spanish?
yesterday
from time to time
occasionally
generally
Which one of these words is NOT a preterite keyword?
ayer
anteayer
pasado
hoy
Yo como (ok, so now pick the PRETERITE conjugation)
yo comí
yo como
yo comió
yo comé
Conjugate in the preterite.
Ellos _______(comprar)
Ellos compraron
Ellos comprieron
Ellos compran
Ellos compró
Yo___ (hablar)
hablé
hablo
hablaste
habló
Conjugate in the preterite.
Yo ______(beber)
Yo bebé
Yo bebió
Yo bebí
Yo bebiste
Juan y Ana ___ (comer)
comieron
comió
comaron
comeron
tú ___ (vivir)
vivo
viví
vivió
viviste
