El pretérito

Trigger Phrases

100

Yesterday

Ayer

200

The day before yesterday

Anteayer

300

Last week

La semana pasada

400

Three years ago

Hace tres años

500

Last spring

La primavera pasada

Regular Verb Conjugation

100

Estudiar (Tú)

Estudiaste

200

Trabajar (Ellas)

Trabajaron

300

Aprender (Yo)

Aprendí

400

Comprender (Él)

Comprendió

500

Vivir (Vosotros)

Vivisteis

Irregular Verb Conjugation

100

Practicar (Yo)

Practiqué

200

Ir (Nosotros)

Fuimos

300

Almorzar (Yo)

Almorcé

400

Tener (Él)

Tuvo

500

Decir (Tú)

Dijiste

Irregular Verb Definitions

100

Jugar

To play

200

Querer

To want

300

Venir

To come

400

Llegar

To arrive

500

Saber

To know

Mystery

100

In what form(s) of the preterite are accent marks required? Why are they necessary?

The Yo form and the Él/Ella/Usted form. They are necessary in order to distinguish from the present tense conjugations.

200

Translate: We read a book in literature class yesterday.

Nosotros leímos un libro en la clase de literatura ayer.

300

In what form of the preterite are -car, -gar, and -zar verbs irregular? What spelling change(s) must be made when conjugating these verbs?

They are irregular in the Yo form. C --> QU, G --> GU, and Z --> C

400

What two irregular verbs have identical conjugations in the past tense? Define each verb in English and provide their conjugations in all forms of the preterite.

Ser (to be) and Ir (to go). Fui, Fuiste, Fue, Fuimos, Fuisteis, Fueron

500

Translate: We did not want to study last night.

Nosotros no quisimos estudiar anoche.