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WorksheetsSpanish Preterite Tense Test
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is the preterite tense?
Ongoing past actions
Completed past actions
All are "key words" except....
Hoy
Ayer
Anoche
Hace dos semanas
Dar (Tu)
Dieron
Di
Diste
Dimos
Ver (Ella)
Vio
Viste
Vi
Vimos
Verbs that end in -CAR, -GAR and -ZAR have a spelling change in the...
"Ustedes" form
"Nosotros" form
All forms
"Yo" form
Tocar (Yo)
Tocé
Toco
Toqué
Tocaron
Tocar (Ustedes)
Toquéron
Tocaron
Tocieron
Toqué
Yo ____________(empezar) a leer el libro ayer.
Empiezo
Empezé
Empiecé
Empecé
-IR stem-changing verbs are sometimes referred to as ____________ verbs because they only change in the third singular/plural persons, forming a shape of a slipper.
Heart
Heel
Shoe
Slipper
All are examples of slipper verbs except...
Dormir
Pedir
Vivir
Servir
Ellos _________(dormir) a las ocho de la noche ayer.
Dormieron
Durmieron
Duermieron
Durmió
Ellos ____________(leer) el libro hace dos semanas.
Leiron
Leyieron
leyeron
Leen
Many commonly used verbs in Spanish have an irregular stem in the preterite. True or False
True
False
What is the preterite stem for tener?
Tuv-
Ten
Tien
What is the preterite stem for "Poner"?
Pan-
Puv-
Pus-
Pon-
What is the preterite stem for "saber"?
Sup-
Sab-
Sap-
Sop-
What is the preterite stem for "poder"?
Pus-
Pod-
Pos-
Pud-
*Hacer in the third person singular form is ___________.
Hico
Hizo
Hicieron
Preterite stem-endings do not have accent marks. True or False
False
True
The preterite stem-endings are...
-e/-iste/-o/-imos/-isteis/-ieron
-o/-as/-a/-amos/-an
-o/-es/-e/-imos/-emos/-en
Mis parientes _____________(venir) a la fiesta de accion de gracias.
venieron
vinaron
vinieron
vino
Yo ____________(querer) ir a Mexico en el verano.
quise
quiso
quiero
quiere
Mario ____________(decir) la verdad en la corte ayer.
dejo
dijeron
dije
dijo
___________ and _________ have the same forms in the preterite!
Tener/Tomar
Venir/Ir
Saber/Conocer
Ser/Ir
Yo _____________ a la tienda el fin de semana.
fueron
fuimos
fui
fuiste
Desgraciadamente el tren está completo.
Which are the preterit regular endings that go with –ar verbs?
í, iste, ió, imos, ieron
o, as, a, amos, an
é, aste, ó, amos, aron
o, es, e emos, en
What are the preterit regular endings that go with –er/ir verbs?
ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
í, iste, ió, imos, ieron
o, es, e emos, en
é, aste, ó, amos, aron
The preterite -AR verb endings are shown.
Conjugate the verb hablar for the subject ellos .
hablaron
hablasteis
hablé
habló
The preterite -AR verb endings are shown.
Conjugate the verb montar for the subject yo .
montaron
montamos
monté
montó
The preterite -AR verb endings are shown.
Conjugate the verb escuchar for the subject ellas .
escucharon
escuchamos
escuché
escuchó
The preterite -ER / -IR verb endings are shown.
Conjugate the verb beber for the subject tú .
bebieron
bebiste
bebí
bebió
The preterite -ER / -IR verb endings are shown.
Conjugate the verb vender for the subject Pablo .
vendieron
vendiste
vendí
vendió
Conjugate the verb salir in the preterite for the subject given.
Subject: Ustedes
salisteis
salieron
salimos
salió
Which verb form is irregular in the preterite for -car, -gar, -zar verbs?
ellos
nosotros
yo
tú
Marisa ______ un pastel para su abuelita anoche.
hice
hizo
hace
hico
Ellos ____ comer los mariscos.
quieson
queson
quisieron
quisen
Ana y yo (a) a la fiesta de Juan el sábado pasado.(ir)
Ustedes _______ un examen difícil ayer.(tener)
tuvieron
tieneron
tivieron
tenieron
Tú (a) en el concierto de Luis Miguel el verano pasado. (estar)
Mi hermana me _____ un regalo para mi cumpleaños.(dar
diste
di
daron
dio
Yo ___ una película de terror anoche.
vas
veo
vi
voy
Mis primos ____ en Cleveland la semana pasada.
estaron
estuvieron
estan
estaron
Yo no ____ ir a la fiesta de mi prima porque ___ que trabajar.
pudio/tuvio
pudo/tuvo
fui/tuve
pude/tuve
Los etudiantes (a) el libro de Don Quijote en la clase.(leer)
What type of preterite verb is...... llegué
regular
car,gar,car
stem changing
irregular stem
completely irregular
What type of preterite verb is .....tuviste
regular
car, gar, zar
stem chaning
irregular stem
completely irregular
What type of stem changing very is..... trabajó
regular
car, gar, zar
stem changing
irregular stem
completely irregular
What type of preterite is..... fueron
regular
car, gar, zar
stem changing
irregular stem
completely irregular
What type of preterite verb is prefirió
regular
car,gar,zar
stem changing
irregular stem
completely irregular
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronoun)
I traveled (hint: it is regular)
(a)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite...(no subject pronoun)
You informal received (hint: it is regular)
(a)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronoun)...
I looked for (hint: car,gar,zar)
(a)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (a) (no subject pronoun)
I yawned (hint: car, gar,zar)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronoun) (a)
I delivered (hint: car,gar,zar)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronouns)...
She served (hint: stem changer)
(a)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronoun) (a)
They asked for (hint stem changer)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronoun)...
She did (hint: irregular stem)
(a)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronoun)
You plural bring (Hint: irregular stem)
(a)
Give the Spanish equivalent in the preterite (no subject pronouns)...
We went (hint: completely irregular)
(a)
Irregular preterites... Yo form of SER meaning "I was"
fueron
fui
soy
fuo
