Past Tense: Preterite

Question 1

How to form for -ar verbs (hablar)

Answer 1

hablé
hablaste
habló
hablamos
hablasteis
hablaron

Question 2

How to form for -er/-ir verbs (beber)

Answer 2

bebí
bebiste
bebió
bebimos
bebisteis
bebieron

Question 3

Meaning/ translation (hacer)

Answer 3

Hice - I did.

Question 4

What is so different about irregulars in the past preterite tense? (2 points)

Answer 4

1 - They don’t have accents, they all follow natural stress.
2 - They all take -er/-ir forms.

Question 5

Type 1 irregulars (3 examples)

Answer 5

verbs with ‘uv’ in the stem:
estar -> estuv-
andar -> anduv-
tener -> tuv-

Question 6

Type 2 irregulars (5 examples)

Answer 6

verbs with ‘u’ in the stem:
saber -> sup-
poder -> pud-
poner -> pus-
caber -> cup-
haber -> hub-

Question 7

Type 3 irregulars (4 examples)

Answer 7

verbs with ‘i’ in the stem:
hacer -> hic-
venir -> vin-
querer -> quis-
decir -> dij-

Question 8

Type 4 irregulars (5 examples)

Answer 8

derivative of ‘traer’ and verbs with a ‘-ducir’ suffix:
conducir -> conduj-
traducir -> traduj-
producir -> produj-
traer -> traj-
atraer -> atraj-

Question 9

Which two verbs are the same in the past preterite tense?

Answer 9

Ser + ir:
fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fuistéis
fueron