Regular conjugations
Conjugate estudiar in the preterite for "yo".
(Yo) estudio
Identify which use: "Nací en East Stroudsburg."
"It is used to describe a one-time event."
True or False: -ar and -er stem-changing verbs change in the preterite regular endings for all subjects.
False (only verbs -ir that were stem changing verbs in the present tense will change in the preterite)
Conjugate ir in the preterite for "yo
(Yo) fui.
Complete: "Ayer ______ (comprar, yo) un libro.
Compré
Conjugate comer in the preterite for "tú
(Tu1) comes.
Identify which use: "Me desperté a las cinco de la mañana, luego me bañé, después desayuné con mi familia y salí a trabajar."
"Describes a chain of events in the past."
Conjugate dormir (o → u stem-change) in the preterite for "él/ella/ud.
(Él/Ella/Usted) durmió
Conjugate ser in the preterite for "tú
(Tú) fuiste.
Complete: "La semana pasada, nosotros ______ (vivir) en Madrid por una semana."
vivimos
Conjugate vivir in the preterite for "él/ella/ud.
(Él/ella/usted) vive
Identify which use: Provide the Spanish example with watching TV interrupted by a phone call.
"Describe the beginning and end of an action (interruption)."
Answers will vary.
Conjugate pedir (e → i stem-change) in the preterite for "ellos/ellas/uds.
(Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes) Pidieron
Provide the preterite form for "nosotros" for ir/ser.
(Nosotros) fuimos.
Complete: "Esta mañana ella ______ (desayunar) cereal y café."
desayunó
Conjugate practicar (car verb) in the preterite for "yo".
(Yo) Practiqué
Translate the sentence to Spanish and identify which use : "I broke my leg three times last year."
" Me rompí la pierna tres veces el año pasado"
"It happened a specific amount of times."
Explain briefly which persons (subjects) show stem changes in -ir stem-changing verbs in the preterite.
Only the third-person singular and plural (él/ella/ud., ellos/ellas/uds.) show the vowel stem change in -ir verbs in the preterite.
Translate to Spanish: "He went to the party last night." Use the correct preterite of ir.
Él fue a la fiesta anoche.
Complete: "El año pasado mi familia y yo ______ (hacer) un viaje a México."
hicimos
Conjugate enfermarse in the preterite for "yo"
(Yo) Me enfermé.
This is a use: "It happened during a specific time and shows a completed action." Provide the Spanish example
Answers will vary
Conjugate preferir in the preterite for "ella" (include accent marks if needed)
(Ella) prefirió
Explain how you can tell from context whether a past form of ir/ser means "went" or "was. Provide an example.
Context/clues: presence of places or verbs of movement indicate "ir"; descriptive phrases, occupations, or identity indicate "ser". Example: "Fue al cine" (went) vs. "Fue médico" (was).
Complete: "Anoche ellos ______ (decir) la verdad cuando el maestro preguntó."
dijeron