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Past tense IRREGULARS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

List the short verb that is only irregular in the preterite.

(a)  

2.

Name the 2 short verbs that share the same preterite conjugation

(a)  

3.

How many IRREGULAR verbs are there in the imperfect verb tense?

a)

3

b)

too many to count

c)

6 types

d)

more than 5

4.

Conjugate the verb poner (ella) in the preterite.

(a)  

5.

select the correct preterite ending for "ellos" with a stem-changing verb

a)

-iron

b)

-eron

c)

-ieron

d)

-en

6.

The 3 categories of preterite stem-changers ...

a)

use an accent mark on 1st & 3rd person plural

b)

use an accent mark on 3rd person

c)

do NOT use any accent marks EVER!

d)

use an accent mark on 1st & 3rd person singular

7.

Conjugate the imperfect of ver (ellos).

(a)  

8.

Conjugate the imperfect of the verb "ser" (nosotros)

(a)  

9.

Conjugate the preterite of the verb "venir" (yo)

(a)  

10.

Why is it necessary in the preterite to add the letter "y"

to a verb with a double vowel?

a)

because the "y" looks better and adds more style to the language.

b)

because pronunciation of these words is impossible without the letter "y".

c)

because after adding the letters "ió" or "ieron" there are 3 vowels in a row.

11.

Which of the following short verbs are IRREGULAR in both preterite and imperfect?

a)

ir

b)

ser

c)

dar

d)

estar

e)

ver

12.

Conjugate in preterite the verb "ver" (yo)

(a)  

13.

Conjugate in imperfect the verb "ir" (ellos)

(a)  

14.

Preterite -car, -gar, -zar verbs ...

a)

receive accent marks in 1st and 3rd singular

b)

do NOT receive accent marks

c)

receive accent marks only in the 3rd person

d)

receive accent marks only in the 1st person

15.

In the preterite "yo" form, -car, -gar, -zar verbs change to ...

a)

b)

qué

gué

c)

co

go

zo

d)

que

gue

ce

16.

Conjugate the verb "ser" (yo) in the preterite tense.

(a)  

17.

Conjugate the verb "ir" (nosotros) in the preterite tense.

(a)  

18.

What are the 3 categories of preterite stem-changers?

a)

o

u

uv

b)

e-i

e-ie

o-ue

c)

i

e

u

d)

i

u

uv

19.

Conjugate the verb "tener" (tú) in the preterite

(a)  

20.

Preterite verbs that end with -cir" ...

a)

use accent marks in the 1st and 3rd person singular

b)

do NOT use accent marks

c)

use accent marks in the 1st person only

d)

use accent marks in the 3rd person only

21.

In the preterite, conjugate the verb "hacer" (yo)

(a)  

22.

In the preterite, conjugate the verb "aplicar" (yo)

aplicar means (to) apply

I applied last night.

(a)  

23.

Verbs that end with the letters -cir do what in preterite?

a)

the c turns to the letter j

and there are no accent marks used

b)

the c turns to the letter j and accent marks are used only on yo form

c)

the c turns to the letter j only in the 1st person

24.

In the imperfect conjugation of the ir & ser, are any accent marks used?

a)

No. There are no accent marks

b)

Yes, but only on the "nosotros" form

c)

Only on 1st & 3rd person singular

25.

In the imperfect conjugation of the verb "ver" are there any accent marks?

a)

No. None.

b)

Yes. Only on the "nosotros" form.

c)

All forms of imperfect "ver" take accent marks.