Regular Preterite
This Spanish phrase means 'we sang' (cantar)
Qué es 'cantamos'
Which two common irregular verbs in Spanish have the exact same forms in the preterite and must be distinguished by context?
Qué es 'ser' & 'ir'
The following verbs have a special spelling change in the 3rd person singular & plural forms. This change is made to make pronunciation easier. What is the change that is made? (leer y oír)
The 'i' in the third person 'ió' endings changes to a 'y' (leyo, leyeron & oyó & oyeron)
This irregular stem correlates with which Spanish verb: anduv-
Qué es 'andar'
Verbs with these two categories of infinitive endings DO NOT stem change in the preterite.
Qué es '-ar' y '-er'
This Spanish phrase means 'you all lived' in Mexico. (vivir)
Qué es 'vivieron'
List all 3 of the singular forms of 'ver' in the past tense (left side of the verb chart)
Qué es 'vi, viste, vio'
In which preterite form do '-car', '-gar' & '-zar' verbs change?
Que es 'the yo form'
This irregular stem correlates with which Spanish verb: sup-
Qué es 'saber'
These are the forms of 'pedir' in the preterite tense.
Qué es 'pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis, pidieron'
This Spanish phrase means 'I learned'. (aprender)
Qué es 'aprendí'
What is the 3rd person plural form of ser? (past tense)
Qué es 'fueron'
How do '-car' verb endings change in the 'yo' form in the preterite?
Qué es "-car --> qué"
The verb 'hacer' has an additional change to its irregular stem (hic-) in the third person - this is the letter that replaces the 'c'.
Qué es 'z' (hizo)
These are the forms of 'dormir' in the preterite tense.
Qué es 'dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron'
This Spanish phrase means 'you drank' using the informal. (tomar)
Qué es 'tomaste'
List all six forms of the verb 'dar' in the past tense.
Qué es 'di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron'
This punctuation mark is added to 5 of the preterite forms of these kinds of verbs except for the "ellos/ellas/uds" form? (verbs like "oír, leer, creer, caer")
What is an accent mark?
These are the six conjugations of 'querer' (to want) in the preterite tense.
Qué es 'quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron'
What are preterite stem-changing verbs sometimes called/referred to by teachers to help students remember which forms stem-change?
Qué es 'sandal, sole, or flip flop' verbs?
This Spanish phrase means 'you all danced' - used in Spain. (bailar)
Qué es 'bailasteis'
Translate this sentence to Spanish: I was a student at Ozark.
Fui un/a estudiante en Ozark.
These are the three plural conjugated forms of the verb 'empezar' in the preterite.
Qué es 'empezamos, empezasteis, empezaron'
This is the tú form of the verb "venir" in the preterite.
Qué es 'viniste'?
These are the forms of 'seguir' in the preterite tense.
Qué es 'seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron'