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Regular Verbs in the Preterite Tense - Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the preterite tense used for in Spanish?

a)

To describe ongoing actions

b)

To describe future actions

c)

To talk about completed actions in the past

d)

To describe habitual actions

2.

(a)   es una conjugación regular del verbo 'ar' en el pretérito.

Choose from the below words
hablé
hablo
hablaba
hablaré
3.

How do you conjugate 'comer' (to eat) in the 'yo' form in the preterite tense?

a)

comió

b)

comeré

c)

comía

d)

comí

4.

Which of the following verbs share the same preterite endings?

a)

None of the above

b)

ar and ir verbs

c)

er and ir verbs

d)

ar and er verbs

5.

What is the preterite form of 'trabajar' (to work) in the 'nosotros' form?

a)

trabajábamos

b)

trabajamos

c)

trabajamos

d)

trabajaremos

6.

Which of the following is the correct preterite form of 'escribir' (to write) in the 'ellos' form?

a)

escribirán

b)

escribieron

c)

escriben

d)

escribían

7.

What is the preterite form of 'beber' (to drink) in the 'tú' form?

a)

bebías

b)

bebiste

c)

bebes

d)

beberás

8.

Which of the following is NOT a use of the preterite tense?

a)

To talk about actions with a definite beginning and end

b)

To describe completed actions

c)

To describe actions with specific time frames

d)

To describe people in the past

9.

How do you conjugate 'jugar' (to play) in the 'yo' form in the preterite tense?

a)

jugué

b)

juego

c)

jugaba

d)

jugaré

10.

What is the preterite form of 'llegar' (to arrive) in the 'yo' form?

a)

llegaré

b)

llegué

c)

llego

d)

llegaba

11.

Which of the following is the correct preterite form of 'buscar' (to look for) in the 'yo' form?

a)

buscaba

b)

busco

c)

busqué

d)

buscaré

12.

How do you conjugate 'pagar' (to pay) in the 'yo' form in the preterite tense?

a)

pagué

b)

pago

c)

pagaba

d)

pagaré

13.

What is the preterite form of 'empezar' (to start) in the 'yo' form?

a)

empezaba

b)

empezaré

c)

empiezo

d)

empecé

14.

La forma correcta del pretérito de 'practicar' (to practice) en la forma 'yo' es (a)  

Choose from the below words
practiqué
practico
practicaba
practicaré
15.

How do you conjugate 'organizar' (to organize) in the 'yo' form in the preterite tense?

a)

organizo

b)

organicé

c)

organizaba

d)

organizaré

16.

Time markers are expressions that precise when or how often an action is taking place.

Match the following time markers of the preterite tense

a)

ayer

1.

yesterday

b)

anteayer

2.

the day before yesterday

c)

anoche

3.

last night

d)

el año pasado

4.

last year

e)

la semana pasada

5.

last week