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Preterite theory

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check for understanding:

When do you use the preterite tense?

a)

A completed past action

b)

A future action

c)

An action currently happening

2.

Check for understanding:

Which forms of the preterite have an accent?

a)

Nosotros & Tú

b)

Yo & él/ella/usted

c)

Ellos/ellas/ustedes

3.

What is the YO form for an -AR verb in the preterite tense?

a)

é

b)

í

c)

o

d)

a

4.

What is the YO form for an -ER/-IR verb in the preterite tense?

a)

é

b)

í

c)

o

d)

a

5.

What is the USTEDES form for an -AR verb in the preterite tense?

a)

ieron

b)

amos

c)

d)

aron

6.

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?

a)

Drop ending (-ar, -er, -ir)

Find your subject

Add ending

b)

Take the infinitive

Add your ending

Add your subject at end

c)

Find your subject

Determine your ending

Add ending to infinitive

7.

There are ___ past tenses in Spanish

a)

infinite

b)

8

c)

2

d)

3

8.

Choose the preterite keyword

a)

Hoy

b)

Ayer

9.

The preterite is used for actions that are seen as _____.

a)

on going

b)

completed

c)

future

d)

today

10.

Which one of these words would you typically see in a PRETERITE sentence in Spanish?

a)

yesterday

b)

from time to time

c)

occasionally

d)

generally

11.

Which one of these words is NOT a preterite keyword?

a)

ayer

b)

anteayer

c)

pasado

d)

hoy

12.

Yo como (ok, so now pick the PRETERITE conjugation)

a)

yo comí

b)

yo como

c)

yo comió

d)

yo comé

13.

Conjugate in the preterite.

Ellos _______(comprar)

a)

Ellos compraron

b)

Ellos comprieron

c)

Ellos compran

d)

Ellos compró

14.

Yo___ (hablar)

a)

hablé

b)

hablo

c)

hablaste

d)

habló

15.

Conjugate in the preterite.

Yo ______(beber)

a)

Yo bebé

b)

Yo bebió

c)

Yo bebí

d)

Yo bebiste

16.

Juan y Ana ___ (comer)

a)

comieron

b)

comió

c)

comaron

d)

comeron

17.

tú ___ (vivir)

a)

vivo

b)

viví

c)

vivió

d)

viviste