Vocabulario

Gramatica: Irregular Preterite Verbs

Gramatica: Preterite of -ir stem changing verbs
Gramatica hace+tiempo+que+present
Phrases to use in a conversation
100

What is the English definition of oro?

Gold

100

What is the stem of Estar?

Estuv

100

What is the yo preterite tense of Pedir?

Pedi

100

What is the formula for to describe how long something has been going on?

hace + the period of time + que + the present tense 

100

What does Gracias mean in english?

Thank you

200

What is goods in spanish? 

los articulos

200

 Which verbs have a unique stem in the preterite. 

Estar, Poder, Poner, Saber, and Tener

200

Fill in the blank

Yo _____ en mi cama para ocho horas

Dormi

200

What is the formula for to ask how long something has been going on for?

Cuanto tiempo + hace + que + the present tense 

200

How would you respond to Gracias?

De nada

300

Which best fits the sentence?

Unos zapatos es dos dolores, unos zapatos es _____.

A. barato (a)

B. fino (o)

C. madera

A. barato

300

When is there accents on the preterite endings?

Never

300

When does the stem change in preterite verbs?

When using usted/el/ella

300

Translate the sentence to Spanish:

I've been wanting to buy that painting for months, but I still don't have the money.

Hace mess que quiero comprar esa pintura, pero todavia no tengo el dinero.

300

Fill in the blank

Lo siento, no quise romper el plato ________.

Perdoneme

400

Fill in the blank

el teléfono tiene un descuento del cincuenta por ciento, es ________.

una ganga

400

Which verb usually has a different meaning in the preterite?

Saber, means to find out

400

What changes in pedir and dormir when used in ustedes/ ellos/ ellas

Pedir: E->I

Dormir: O->U

400

Translate the sentence to Spanish:

How long have you been wanting to buy that painting?

Cuanto tiempo hace que quieres comprar esa pintura?

400

When would you reply with Con mucho gusto?

A) Gracias mi hermano necesitaba tu ayuda

B) No gracias puedo llevarme a casa



A) Gracias mi hermano necesitaba tu ayuda

500

Using the English definition, What is the word in Spanish? 

Hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.

Piedra

500

Fill in the blanks

1) ¿Dónde _____ mi cartera?

2) Ella _____ en casa ayer.

3) Yo _____ la verdad ayer.

1) pusiste

2) Estuvo

3) Supe

500

What are the conjugations for Pedir?

Pedi             Pedimos

Pediste        

Pido             Pidieron

500

Traduce las oraciones al Ingles

Hace un mes que Carolina tiene los collares de oro

Carolina has had gold necklaces for a month
500
Complete el espacio en blanco

_____, me puedes ayudar?

Con permiso 

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