Chapter 9: Grammar Review

Question 0

-er and -ir preterite endings

Answer 0

• í
• iste
• ió
• imos
• ieron

Question 1

-ar preterite endings

Answer 1

• é
• aste
• ó
• amos
• aron

Question 2

-car first person preterite change

Answer 2

-qu (buscar->busqué)

Question 3

-gar first person preterite change

Answer 3

-gu (llegar->llegué)

Question 4

-zar first person preterite change

Answer 4

-c (empezar->empecé)

Question 5

Preterite of creer

Answer 5

creí
creíste
creyó
creímos
creyeron

Question 6

Preterite of leer

Answer 6

leí
leíste
leyó
leímos
leyeron

Question 7

Preterite of oír

Answer 7

oí
oíste
oyó
oímos
oyeron

Question 8

When do stem changes occur in the preterite?

Answer 8

In -ir verbs in the third person singular and plural forms (so el, ella, usted and ellos, ellas ustedes)

Question 9

Meaning of conocer in preterite

Answer 9

To meet

Question 10

Meaning of saber in preterite

Answer 10

To find out, to learn

Question 11

Meaning of poder in the preterite

Answer 11

The manage, to succeed (could and did)

Question 12

Meaning of querer in preterite

Answer 12

To try

Question 13

Which verbs are U-stem irregular preterites?

Answer 13

Poder (pud-), poner (pus-), saber (sup-), estar (estuv-)

Question 14

U-stem and I-stem irregular preterite endings

Answer 14

• e
• iste
• o
• imos
• ieron

Question 15

J-stem irregular preterite ending

Answer 15

• e
• iste
• o
• imos
• eron

Question 16

Which verbs are I-stem irregular preterites?

Answer 16

Querer (quis-), hacer (hic-)

Question 17

Which verbs are J-stem irregular preterites?

Answer 17

Traer (traj-), conducir (conduj-), traducir (traduj-)

Question 18

Verbs that end in -cir are usually what in the preterite?

Answer 18

J-stem

Question 19

Preterite of dar

Answer 19

di
diste
dio
dimos
dieron

Question 20

Preterite of hay

Answer 20

Hubo