Past

Question 1

-ar

past tense

Answer 1

• é
• aste
• ó
• amos
• asteis
• aron

Question 2

• er
• ir

past tense

Answer 2

• í
• iste
• ió
• imos
• isteis
• ieron

Question 3

My father arrived yesterday.

My father did arrive yesterday.

Answer 3

Mi padre llegó ayer.

Question 4

Mary went to church this morning.

Mary did go to church this morning.

Answer 4

María fue a la iglesia esta mañana.

Question 5

What happened?

What did happen?

Answer 5

¿Qué pasó?

Question 6

I had breakfast at seven o’clock.

I did have breakfast at seven o’clock.

Answer 6

Tomé el desayuno a las siete.

Question 7

I left the house.

Answer 7

Salí de casa.

Question 8

I took the bus.

Answer 8

Tomé el autobús.

Question 9

I arrived at school at eight o’clock.

Answer 9

Llegué a la escuela a las ocho.

Question 10

I met her (was introduced to her) last week at the dance.

Answer 10

La conocí la semana pasada en la baile.

[“Conocer,” which means “to know” or “to be acquainted with,” means “met,” that is, “introduced to for the first time,” in the past tense.]

Question 11

I succeeded in doing it.

Answer 11

Pude hacerlo.

[“Poder” which means “to be able,” means “succeeded” in the past tense.]

Question 12

I failed to do it.

Answer 12

No pude hacerlo.

[“Poder,” when used in the negative in the past tense, means “failed” or “did not succeed.”

Question 13

I tried to call you.

Answer 13

Quise llamarle/llamarte.

[“Querer”, which means “to wish” or “to want,” means “tried” in the past tense.]

Question 14

I refused to do it.

Answer 14

No quise hacerlo.

[“Querer,” when used in the negative in the past tense, means “refused.”]

Question 15

I found out the truth.

Answer 15

Supe la verdad.

[“Saber,” which means “to know,” means “found out” in the past tense.]

Question 16

I received a letter from my friend Robert.

Answer 16

Tuve una carta de mi amigo Roberto.

[“Tener,” which means “to have,” means “received” in the preterit.]

Question 17

Preterit regular -ar using hablar

Answer 17

hablé
hablaste
habló

hablamos
hablasteis
hablaron

Question 18

Preterit -er and -ir

using beber

Answer 18

bebí
bebiste
bebió

bebimos
bebisteis
bebieron

Question 19

Preterit -er and -ir

using recibir

Answer 19

recibí
recibiste
recibió

recibimos
recibisteis
recibieron

Question 20

We had just entered when the telephone rang.

Answer 20

Acabábamos de entrar cuando el teléfono sonó.

Question 21

Amadis of Gaul was a knight-errant of the Middle Ages.

Answer 21

Amadis de Guala fue un caballero andante de la Edad Media.

Question 22

My grandmother learned to surf the Internet.

Answer 22

Mi abuela aprendió a navegar en Internet.

Question 23

My mother fell ill in October.

Answer 23

Mi madre cayó enferma en octubre.

Question 24

I fell out of the window. Luckily, I was on the first floor.

Answer 24

Yo me caí por la ventana.

Por suerte, estuve en la planta baja.

Question 25

I liked the book. We liked the book.

Answer 25

Me gustó el libro. Nos gustó el libro.

Question 26

I liked the books. We liked the books.

Answer 26

Me gustaron los libros. Nos gustaron los libros.

Question 27

We went to an opera at the Palace of Fine Arts.

Answer 27

Fuimos a una ópera en el Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Question 28

(She) sang wonderfully.

Answer 28

Cantó maravillosamente.

Question 29

the shoes I bought them (shoes) at the shopping center.

Answer 29

los zapatos Yo los compré en el centro comercial.

Question 30

Yes, I met her (was introduced to her) last night at the home of a friend of mine.

Answer 30

Sí, (yo) la conocí anoche en casa de un amigo mío.

Question 31

The web page designer who built my website did a good job.

Answer 31

El diseñador de páginas web que construyó mi sitio web hizo un buen trabajo.

Question 32

Last night, I met my (female) friend at the movies.

Answer 32

Anoche, di con mi amiga en el cine. dar con alguien - to meet someone - to run into someone - to come across someone - to find someone

Question 33

Isabel Allende wrote “The House of the Spirits.”

Answer 33

Isabel Allende escribió “La casa de los espíritus.”

Question 34

My parents left for (went away to) the country to visit my grandparents.

Answer 34

Mis padres se fueron al campo para visitar a mis abuelos.

Question 35

Because I forgot my reading glasses.

Answer 35

Porque yo olvidé mis gafas para leer.

Question 36

(They) didn’t hurt me.

Answer 36

No me hirieron.