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Preterite Tense

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the preterite tense used for?

a)

Actions which used to happen regularly in the past

b)

Actions which happened in the past and are still happening

c)

Actions which are happening now

d)

Actions which happened in the past and finished

2.

Which of these is in the preterite tense?

a)

Bailo

b)

Bailaré

c)

Bailé

d)

Voy a bailar

3.

Which is the correct set of preterite endings for AR verbs?

a)

é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

b)

o, as, a, amos, áis, an

c)

é, ás, á, emos, éis, án

d)

í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

4.

Which is the correct set of preterite endings for ER verbs?

a)

é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

b)

o, as, a, amos, áis, an

c)

é, ás, á, emos, éis, án

d)

í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

5.

Which is the correct set of preterite endings for IR verbs?

a)

é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

b)

o, as, a, amos, áis, an

c)

é, ás, á, emos, éis, án

d)

í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

6.

Which of these time phrases would you typically use with preterite tense verbs?

a)

hoy

b)

ayer

c)

mañana

d)

normalmente

7.

Translate: jugúe

a)

I judged

b)

I play

c)

They played

d)

I played

8.

Translate: escucharon

a)

they lived

b)

they listened

c)

I listened

d)

they listen

9.

Translate: comisteis

a)

you all ate

b)

I came

c)

you came

d)

they ate

10.

Translate: we studied

a)

nosotros estudiar

b)

estudié

c)

nos estudia

d)

estudiamos

11.

Translate: she played

a)

jugué

b)

jugó

c)

juegó

d)

jugió

12.

Translate: we lived

a)

vivimos

b)

vivemos

c)

vivamos

d)

vivirimos

13.

Translate: Estudié muchas asignaturas ayer.

a)

I studied too much yesterday.

b)

I wrote lots of signatures yesterday.

c)

We studied lots of subjects yesterday.

d)

I studied lots of subjects yesterday.

14.

Translate: Bebieron agua y leche.

a)

They brought water and milk.

b)

They drank water and milk.

c)

We drank water and milk.

d)

They drink water and milk.

15.

Translate: He walked to school.

a)

Andó al colegio.

b)

Ando al colegio.

c)

Anda al colegio.

d)

Andaste al colegio.

16.

Translate: You listened to the teacher this morning.

a)

Escuchamos al profesor esta tarde.

b)

Escuché al profesor esta mañana.

c)

Escuchaste al profesor esta mañana.

d)

Escucho al profesor todos los días.

17.

They played volleyball last week.

a)

Jugaron al voleibol la semana que viene.

b)

Jugaron al voleibol la semana pasada.

c)

Jugaron al voleibol ayer.

d)

Jugaron al voleibol esta semana.

18.

Complete the sentence: Mi hermano y yo ______ cereales esta mañana.

a)

desayuno

b)

desayunó

c)

desayuné

d)

desayunamos

19.

Complete the sentence: Mi amiga Sofía ____ música ayer por la tarde.

a)

escucha

b)

escuchó

c)

escucho

d)

escuché

20.

Complete the sentence: Mis abuelos me _____ por teléfono el fin de semana pasado.

a)

llaman

b)

llamó

c)

llamaron

d)

llamé