Irregular Preterite Stems
¿Cómo se dice "you put"?
pusiste
Fill in the missing preterite conjugation below:
1. Tú ____ (pedir) el pescado.
2. Él ____ (pedir) la opción vegetariana.
pediste, pidió
Name 3 "postres" in Spanish.
la galleta
el helado
el pastel
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite AND say what each means in English.
1. yo + ver
2. tú + ser
3. él + dar
4. nosotras + ir
vi - I saw
fuiste - you were
dio - he gave
fuimos - we went
Fill in the missing preterite conjugations below:
1. I talked = Yo ___ (hablar)
2. You practiced = Tú ___ (practicar)
3. She called = Ella ___ (llamar)
hablé, practicaste, llamó
¿Cómo se dice "she found out"?
supo
Fill in the missing preterite conjugation below:
1. Ustedes ____ (servir) las verduras pescado.
2. Nosotros ____ (servir) el pan.
sirvieron, servimos
Name 4 "frutas" en español.
la fresa
la manzana
la naranja
la uva
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite AND say what each means in English.
1. tú + ver
2. ella + ser
3. nosotros + dar
4. ustedes + ir
viste - you saw/watched
fue - she was
dimos - we gave
fueron - you guys went
Fill in the missing preterite conjugations below:
1. She wrote = Ella ___ (escribir)
2. We ate = Nosotras ___ (comer)
3. You guys ran = Ustedes ___ (correr)
escribió, comimos, corrieron
Translate AND answer this question in Spanish:
Did you have homework last night?
¿Tuviste tarea anoche?
Sí, yo tuve (mucha) tarea anoche.
No, yo no tuve tarea anoche.
Fill in the missing preterite conjugation below:
1. Yo ____ (dormir) 8 horas.
2. Ellos ____ (dormir) 10 horas.
dormí, durmieron
Name 5 "bebidas" en español.
el café
la gaseosa
el jugo
la leche
el té
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite AND say what each means in English.
1. usted + ver
2. ella y yo + ser
3. ellos + dar
4. yo + ir
vio - you saw/watched
fuimos - she and I were
dieron - they gave
fui - I went
Fill in the missing preterite conjugations below:
1. I crossed the street = Yo ___ (cruzar) la calle
2. You followed the recipe = Tú ___ (seguir) la receta
3. I ordered the chicken = Yo ___ (pedir) el pollo
crucé, seguiste, pedí
Translate AND answer this question in Spanish:
Where were you yesterday?
¿Dónde estuviste ayer?
Yo estuve en _______ (mi casa) ayer.
Fill in the missing preterite conjugation below:
1. Ella ____ (competir) en el fútbol.
2. Tú ____ (competir) en el vóleibol.
compitió, competiste
Name 6 "verduras" (starches count for this round) en español.
la cebolla, el frijol, el maíz, la papa, el pimiento, la zanahoria
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite AND say what each means in English.
1. nosotros + ver
2. ustedes + ser
3. yo + dar
4. tú + ir
vimos = we saw/watched
fueron = you guys were
di = I gave
fuiste = you went
Create a verb chart with all 5 preterite conjugations of the Spanish verb for "to cut".
corté cortamos
cortaste X (cortasteis)
cortó cortaron
Translate AND answer this question in Spanish:
What did you bring for lunch today?
¿Qué trajiste para el almuerzo hoy?
Yo traje ___________ para el almuerzo hoy.
What are the 3 requirements to use a sandal-verb stem change in the preterite tense?
1. -ir verb
2. has a present-tense stem change
3. used for "sandal" people: él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, ustedes
Name 6 non-food, non-beverage "objetos" that you can "poner en la mesa antes de comer".
la cuchara, el cuchillo, el plato, la servilleta, el tenedor, el vaso
Conjugate the following verbs in the preterite AND say what each means in English.
1. Mateo y Laura + ver
2. yo + ser
3. tú + dar
4. Pablo + ir
vieron = Mateo and Laura saw/watched
fui = I was
diste = you gave
fue = Pablo went
Create a verb chart with all 5 preterite conjugations of the Spanish verb for "to look/to seem".
parecí parecimos
pareciste X (parecisteis)
pareció parecieron