Preterite Tense

Question 0

“er” endings

Answer 0

• í
• iste
• ó
• imos
• isteis
• ieron

Question 1

“ar” endings

Answer 1

• é
• aste
• ó
• amo
• asteis
• aron

Question 2

“ir” endings

Answer 2

Only -ir verbs have a stem change in preterite. If it has a stem change in present tense, apply to third person form in preterite.

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

Question 3

“-car” endings:

-tocar

Answer 3

• toqué

- remainder normal

Question 4

“-gar” endings:

-jugar

Answer 4

• jugué

- remainder normal

Question 5

“-zar” endings:

-empezar

Answer 5

To start/begin

• empecé
• remainder normal

Question 6

Estar

Answer 6

To be, say where something or someone was or felt for a certain amount of time, also used for opinion on how something was

• estuve
• estuviste
• estuvo
• estuvimos
• estuvisteis
• estuvieron

Question 7

Hacer

Answer 7

To do/complete

• hice
• hiciste
• hizo
• hicimos
• hicisteis
• hicieron

Question 8

Conocer

Answer 8

Past tense, to have met

• conocí
• conociste
• conoció
• conocimos
• conocisteis
• conocieron

Question 9

Ponerse

Answer 9

Can be followed by an adjective, or by a+infinitive to say how someone reacted

• puse
• pusiste
• puso
• pusimos
• pusisteis
• pusieron

Question 10

Decir

Answer 10

Followed by que, used to tell what someone said

• dije
• dijiste
• dijo
• dijimos
• dijisteis
• dijeron

Question 11

Ser

Answer 11

To say where an event took place, how someone did, or to sum up what someone/thing was like

• fui
• fuiste
• fue
• fuimos
• fusteis
• fueron

Question 12

Ir

Answer 12

To go

• fui
• fuiste
• fue
• fuimos
• fuisteis
• fueron

Question 13

Tener

Answer 13

To have

• tuve
• tuviste
• tuvo
• tuvimos
• tuvisteis
• tuvieron

Question 14

Andar

Answer 14

To walk

• anduve
• anduviste
• anduvo
• anduvimos
• anduvisteis
• anduvieron

Question 15

Venir

Answer 15

To come

• vine
• viniste
• vino
• vinimos
• vinisteis
• vinieron

Question 16

Dar

Answer 16

To give

• di
• diste
• dio
• dimos
• disteis
• dieron

Question 17

Ver

Answer 17

To see

• vi
• viste
• vio
• vimos
• visteis
• vieron

Question 18

Dormirse

Answer 18

• me dormí
• te dormiste
• se durmío
• nos dormimos
• os dormisteis
• se durmieron

Question 19

Seguir

Answer 19

Followed by a gerund means to keep on doing something

• seguí
• seguiste
• siguío
• seguimos
• seguisteis
• siguieron

Question 20

Decir

Answer 20

Followed by que to say what someone said.

• dije
• dijiste
• dijo
• dijimos
• dijisteis
• dijeron

Question 21

Darle ganas de

Answer 21

Followed by an infinitive to say what someone felt like doing at a specific point in the past

Question 22

Sentirse

Answer 22

• sentí
• sentiste
• sintió
• sentimos
• sentisteis
• sintieron

Question 23

Reírse

Answer 23

To laugh

• reí
• reíste
• rio
• reímos
• reísteis
• rieron

Question 24

Irregular: - caerse - construir - leer

Answer 24

The "i" of third-person endings changed to -yó, and -yeron. - me caí - te caíste - se cayó - nos caímos - caísteis - cayeron

Question 25

Poder

Answer 25

-Followed by infinitive to say what you could and did do, or couldn't and did not do - pude - pudiste - pudo - pudimos - pudisteis - pudieron

Question 26

Caerse (how someone comes across)

Answer 26

Caerse + Indirect Object Pronoun A Laura le cayó bien tu primo. Laura liked your cousin.

Question 27

Sentirse

Answer 27

Describe mental/emotional state that occurred at a specific point in past - me sentí - sentiste - sintío - sentimos - sentisteis - sintieron

Question 28

Querer

Answer 28

Talk about reaction at specific point in past. Having urge to do something and follow through, or to say no. - quise - quisiste - quiso - quisimos - quisisteis - quisieron

Question 29

Saber

Answer 29

To say someone found out something. - supe - supiste - supo - supimos - supisteis - supieron