Preterite Tense

Knowledge

100

-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron

What is the preterite endings for -ar verbs.

200

Preterite Tense

What is the tense of "tuviste."

Comprehension

100

Hacer is an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

Explain why the verb "hacer" is conjugated to "hice" in the preterite yo form and not "hací."

200

Él durmió por dos horas.

Rewrite the sentence and correct the error. "Él dormió por dos horas."

Application

100

Fui, Fuiste, Fue, Fuimos, Fueron

Show the conjugated forms of the verb "ser" in the preterite tense.

200

Hice, Hiciste, Hizo, Hicimos, Hicieron

Use the preterite conjugations to conjugate the irregular verb "hacer" correctly.

Analysis

100

The root of “comió” os cp,- and the conjugated ending of the verb is –ió.

For the verb “comió,” distinguish which part of the word is the root and which part is the conjugated ending.

200

-Ar: Hablé, Ayudó, Caminaste -Er and -Ir: Comiste, Escribió, Vinieron

Subdivide the following verbs into either the -ar category or the -er and -ir category: Comiste, Escribió, Hablé, Ayudó, Caminaste, Vinieron.

Evaluation

100

In Spanish, regular -ar verbs are conjugated with -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -aron and -er and -ir verbs are conjugated with -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron. In English, regular past tense verbs are formulated with verb+ed.

Compare the endings of past tense verbs in Spanish as opposed to past tense verbs in English.

200

It is not gramatically correct because the verb "ir" is an irregular verb which is conjugated to "fue" in the third person preterite tense.

Is the following sentence gramatically correct? State yes or no and support your answer. “Ella ió al supermercado.”