Regular Preterite
I swam
Nadé
Nostros form of buscar in the preterite
buscamos
I went
fui
I saw a snake
Vi un serpiente
Give one of the forms of tener in the preterite. Quadruple points if you can give all (excluding vosotros)
tuve, .....
You ate
comiste
Tú form of empezar in the preterite
empezaste
We went
fuimos
We saw a bear
Vimos un oso
Name 2 verbs with "-uve" endings in the yo form in the preterite tense.
andar, estar, tener
we lived
vivimos
Yo form of pagar in the preterite (be prepared to spell your ending)
pagué
It was a disaster
Fue un desastre
Which verb is conjugated like the verb ver in the preterite tense?
dar
Translate I walked in the park. (preterite)
Anduve en el parque.
What are the regular -ar endings in the preterite tense. (You don't need to include vosotros)
é, aste, ó, amos, aron
(asteis) not required
Which form is irregular on car/gar/zar verbs in the preterite and why?
yo form, to maintain the correct sound of the verb
Translate this question to English: ¿Qué hiciste ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
Give all of the forms of ver in the preterite (excluding vosotros)
vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron
Put estar in the nosotros form in the preterite tense
Estuvimos
What are the regular er/ir verb endings in the preterite tense. (Vosotros not included)
í, iste, ió, imos, ieron
Translate: I played and I practiced
(Be prepared to spell out your answers)
Jugué y practiqué
also accepted
toqué y practiqué
Translate: They went to the national park.
Fueron al parque nacional.
Give all of the forms of "dar" in the preterite tense (the 300 point question in this category should be a clue if needed)
give the vosotros for double jeopardy!!!
di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
Put estar in all of its forms in the preterite tense. Excluding vosotros
estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron