Past Tense Flashcards by Jake Stavroff

Past tense of practicar:

yo practi___
tu practicaste
ella practic___

yo practique

ella practico

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Lle___ a Madrid ayer

Hint: past tense, verb is llegar, subject is yo

Answer: Llegue

I arrived in Madrid yesterday

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Verb: Empezar

Yo empe___
Tu empezaste
ella empe___

Yo empece

Ella empezo

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Comen___ a estudiar ingles el ano pasado

Hint: past tense, verb is comenzar, subject is yo

Answer: Comence

I started studying English last year

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Tu _______ a Peru?

Hint: past tense, verb is llegar, choices are (llegue, llegaste)

Answer: Llegaste

(did) You arrived/came to Peru?

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Yo llegue, yo empece, yo practique

I arrived, I started, I practiced

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Tu cuado _______ la universidad

Hint: verb is comenzar, choices are (comenzo, comenzaste)

Comenzaste

When did you start/begin university

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Yo nunca practi_____ tenis

Hint: verb is practicar, choices are (practique, practice)

Practique

I never practiced tenis

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Tu _________ una clase nueva? Yo __________ una clase nueva.

Choices are (empece, empezaste). Verb is empezar

Empezaste, empece

Did you start a new class? I started a new class.

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Cuando lleg___ ustedes a este pueblo? Llegamos ayer.

Hint: subject is ustedes, verb is llegar. Form doesn’t change in the past tense for ustedes.

Llegaron

When did you (plural) arrive at this town? We arrived yesterday

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Verb: llegar

Yo lleg____
tu llegaste
el llego

Llegue

I arrived, you arrived, he arrived

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Miguel estudio y luego pract_____ futbol

Hint: verb is practicar

Practico

Miguel studied an then practiced fubol

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Yo comence a trabajar aqui la semana pasada

I started working here last week

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Verb: Empezar

Yo _______ un nuevo curso ayer

Hint: choices are (empezo, empece)

Empece

I started a new course yesterday

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Verb: comenzar

Yo comen_____
el comenzo
Nosotros comen_____

comence
comenzamos

I began, he began, we began

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Verb: Empezar

Carmen empe_____ una clase nueva ayer

Empezo

Carmen started a new class yesterday

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_____ comence a trabajar

Choices: (Ella, yo)

I began to work

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Verb: ser

Yo _____
tu fuiste
ella ____

Choices: fui, fue

Fui
Fue

I was, you were, she was

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Verb: ser

Nosotros no __________ a la playa ayer

Fuimos

We did not go to the beach yesterday

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Verb: estar

Yo _____
Tu estuviste
El _____

Choices: (estuve, estuvo)

estuve
estuvo

I was, you were, he was

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Tu estuviste, usted estuvo, ustedes estuvieron

You were, you were, you were

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Verb: hacer

Yo _____
Tu _____
El hizo

Choices: (hice, hiciste)

hice, hiciste

I did, you did, he did

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Verb: estar

Nosotros _________ en casa todo el dia ayer

Choices: estuvieron, estuvimos

Estuvimos

We were at home all day yesterday

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Verb: Venir (to arrive/to come)

Yo ________
Tu viniste
Ella _______

Choices: Vine, vino

Vine, vino

I arrived, you arrived, she arrived

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Nosotros no _________ ayer, pero ellos vinieron Choices: vinimos, vinieron

Vinimos, vinieron We didn't arrive yesterday, but they did arrive

Que _______ ustedes ayer? Choices: hiciste, hicieron

Hicieron What did you (plural) do yesterday?

Viste mi diccionario de italiano?

Did you see my Italian dictionary?

Ayer _____ un dia muy caluroso

Fue Yesterday was a very hot day

Verb: ver (to see) Yo vi Tu _____ El _____ Choices: (viste, vio)

Viste, vio I saw, you saw, he saw

Verb: vinir (to come/to arrive) Nosotros ________ a este cafe anoche Choices: Viniste, vinimos

Vinimos We came to this cafe last night

Verb: hacer (to do) Yo hice Nosotros hicimos Ellos ______

hicieron I did, we did, they did

Verb: ver (to see) Ayer nosotros ____ una pelicula interesante Choices: (vi, vimos)

Vimos Yesterday we watched an interesting movie

Quien hizo toda la comida

Who made all of the food

Verb: estar (to be) Yo _____ Nosotros _____ Ellos estuvieron

Estuve | Estuvimos

Verb: ver (to see) El vio Nosotros Ellos vieron

vimos

Nosotros _____ a ese restaurante anoche y comimos pollo Choices: (fueron, fuimos)

Fuimos We went to that restaurant last night and ate chicken

La semana pasada yo _____ en esta tienda y compre un vistido Choices: estuviste, estuve

Estuve Last week I was in this store and bought a dress

Isabel trabajo en el parque ayer y ______ a Diego Choices: vi, vio

Vio Isabel worked in the park yesterday and saw Diego

Yo _____, tu _____, el _____ Choices: estuviste, estuve, estuvo

Estuve, estuviste, estuvo I was, you were, he was

Verb: hacer (to do) Que _____ nosotros el verano pasado? Choices: hicieron, hicimos

Hicimos What did we do last summer?

Complete the translation: Yesterday my brothers bought sugar, and then made a cake Ayer mis hermanos _____ azucar y luego _____ un pastel

Compraron | Hicieron

Verb: llagar (to arrive) Yo _____ a esta ciudad la semana pasada. Tu tambien _____ aqui. Choices: llagaste, llegue

Llegue Llagaste I arrived in this city last week. You also arrived here.

Complete the translation: I arrived in Madrid yesterday, and I visited the museum Yo _____ a Madrid ayer y _____ el museo

Llegue | Visite

Verb: Empezar: to start/begin Empe__ a estudiar en la universidad Choices: ze, ce

Ce I started studying at the university

I started my class last week, and I studied a lot Yo ______ mi clase la semana pasada, y estudie mucho

Empece

Carla hizo y comio toda la comida?

Did Carla make and eat all of the food?

Verb: Vinir (to come) Yo _____ aqui para hablar con Jorge Choices: vino, vine

Vine I came here (in order) to speak with Jorge

I was in Canada for a week, but I came back yesterday. Yo _____ en Canada por una semana, paro volvi ayer Reminder: volver, the root of volvi, means (to return)

Estuve Reminder: use estar, not ser. Ser is for long-term characteristics, while estar is for temporary states of being. So here we use the yo form of estar, and convert it to the past-tense.

Verb: ser (to be, characteristic/trait) Yo _____ maestro por muchos anos. Maria _____ estudiante Choices: fui, fue

Fui Fue I was a teacher for many years. Maria was a student Reminder: Here, we use the form ser, as being a teacher or a student is less a temporary state of being, and is considered a more defining characteristic.

Ellos salieron, ellos vinieron

They went out, they came Reminder: salieron is the ustedes past-tense form of salir (to go out), vinieron is the ustedes past-tense form of vinir (to come)

Nosotros fu____ a Francia y le ensen____ frances a Juan Choices: imos, amos

Fuimos, ensenamos We went to France and taught French to Juan

Yo viaj____ a Espana y lleg____ el mes pasado Choices: ue, e

e, ue I travelled to Spain and arrived last month

He studied piano and practiced a lot El ______ piano y _____ mucho

Estudio, practico

Verb: ser Duo y sus amigos ____ al nuevo restaurante. Yo voy a ese restaurante a menudo. Choices: fue, fueron

Fueron Duo and his friends went to a new restaurant. I go to that restaurant often.

To go, she goes, she went Ir, ella va, ella ___

fue

Verb: estar Hoy tu estas en la playa. Ayer tu ____ en la playa Choices: estuve, estuviste

Estuviste Today you are on the beach. Yesterday you were on the beach.

Verb: practicar (to practice) Hoy yo ____ para el concierto. Ayer yo practico para el concierto. Choices: practico, practique

Practico, practique Today I am practicing for the concert. Yesterday I practiced for the concert.

To arrive, we arrive, we arrived Llegar, nosotros llegamas, nosotros _____

llegamos

Ellas vieron a sus amigos pero ahora no los ven

They saw their friends but now they don't see them

Verb: comenzar (to start/begin) _____ a llover a las nueve, pero ahora comienza a nevar Choices: Comence, comenzo

Comenzo It started to rain at nine, but now it is starting to snow

Verb: hacer (to do) to do, they do, they did hacer, hacen, _____

hicieron

Verb: ver (to watch/see) Hoy nosotros _____ a nuestros amigos. Ayer nosotros _____ a nuestros amigos. Choices: vemos, vimos

Vemos, vimos Today we are seeing our friends. Yesterday we saw our friends.

Ustedes vienen, ustedes vinieron

You come, you came

Verb: ver (to watch/see) Yo te veo. Ayer yo te _____ Choices: vio, ve

Vi I see you. Yesterday, I saw you.

Verb: comenzar (to start/begin) La primavera com_____ en marzo. El verano com_____ hoy. Choices: ienza, enzo

Comenzo, Comienza Spring started in March. Summer is starting/starts today.

Verb: Vinir (to come) Hoy mis padres _____ conmigo. Ayer mis padres _____ conmigo. Choices: vinieron, vienen

Vienen, vinieron Today my parents come with me. Yesterday my parents came with me

Ser, tu eres, tu fuiste

To be, you are, you were

Verb: practicar (to practice) Tu no _____ ahora? Tu _____ anoche. Choices: practicas, practicaste

Practicas, practicaste You aren't practicing today? You practiced yesterday.

Verb: hacer (to do) Yo hago la comida hoy, pero ayer mis padres h____ toda la comida.

hicieron I make the food today, but yesterday my parents made all of the food

We saw Carmen yesterday. We don't see her now. Nosotros _____ a Carmen ayer. Nosotros no la vemos ahora.

vimos (we saw)

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