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Repaso del Preterito

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the preterite tense used for?

a)

To express future actions

b)

To indicate conditional actions

c)

To describe ongoing actions

d)

To describe completed actions in the past.

2.

Give an example of a regular verb in the preterite tense.

a)

ran

b)

jumped

c)

slept

d)

walked

3.

What are the three types of stem changes in the preterite tense?

a)

i to e, u to o, and a to u

b)

a to e, i to o, and u to e

c)

o to e, u to i, and a to o

d)

e to i, o to u, and e to ie

4.

Provide an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

a)

The verb 'ir' (to go) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense. In the preterite tense, the conjugation of 'ir' is 'fui' for the first person singular (I went), 'fuiste' for the second person singular (you went), 'fue' for the third person singular (he/she/it went), 'fuimos' for the first person plural (we went), 'fuisteis' for the second person plural (you all went), and 'fueron' for the third person plural (they went).

b)

The verb 'tener' (to have) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

c)

The verb 'comer' (to eat) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

d)

The verb 'hablar' (to speak) is an example of an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

5.

What are the stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense?

a)

The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'pod-' and 'dorm-' respectively.

b)

The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'pud-' and 'dormi-' respectively.

c)

The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'poder-' and 'dorm-' respectively.

d)

The stem changes for the verbs 'poder' and 'dormir' in the preterite tense are 'pud-' and 'durm-' respectively.

6.

Give an example of a verb with a stem change in the preterite tense.

a)

comer

b)

hablar

c)

escribir

d)

dormir

7.

What are the endings for regular -ar verbs in the preterite tense?

a)

-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron

b)

-é, -iste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron

c)

-é, -iste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron

d)

-é, -iste, -ió, -amos, -asteis, -aron

8.

What are the endings for regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite tense?

a)

-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

b)

-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

c)

-ió, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

d)

-é, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron

9.

What are the endings for car-gar-zar verbs in the preterite tense?

a)

-qué, -gué, -cé

b)

-cer, -ger, -zer

c)

-car, -gar, -zar

d)

-qué, -gué, -cé

10.

What is the preterite tense of the verb 'hablar'?

a)

hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron

b)

hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan

c)

hablaré, hablarás, hablará, hablaremos, hablaréis, hablarán

d)

hablaría, hablarías, hablaría, hablaríamos, hablaríais, hablarían

11.

What are the stem changes for the verb 'morir' in the preterite tense?

a)

The stem change for the verb 'morir' in the preterite tense is 'mor-'

b)

The stem change for the verb 'morir' in the preterite tense is 'mur-'

c)

The stem change for the verb 'morir' in the preterite tense is 'morir-'

d)

The stem change for the verb 'morir' in the preterite tense is 'muri-'

12.

What are the endings for regular verbs in the preterite tense?

a)

-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron

b)

-ar, -er, -ir

c)

-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban

d)

-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían