Exercises - Spanish Preterite Tenses

Exercises - Spanish Preterite Tenses
Practice what you have learned! You’ll find the answers at the end of this page.

1) Add the corresponding Preterite form for the infinitive you will find between brackets:
    a) Ayer (comer) (yo) _____________ pasteles.
    b) El año pasado (ir) (nosotros) __________ a Francia.
    c) Mi hermano no (decir) ____________ la verdad.
    d) Cuando ella (llegar) ________ no (ver) ________ nada.
    e) Ustedes no (poder) _________ hacer eso.

2) Translate the following forms:

    a) I went
    b) You was
    c) He said
    d) She came
    e) We told
    f) You (plural) drove
    g) They died

3) Listen to each verb and transcribe it:
  • Example: Verb 0
    Answer: Nosotros comimos

  • Verb 1

  • Verb 2

  • Verb 3

  • Verb 4

  • Verb 5
4) Comprehension test: Click on every sentence, listen and transcribe it.
  • Sentence1

  • Sentence2

  • Sentence3

  • Sentence4

  • Sentence5
Answers:
1) a)comí - b)fuimos - c)dijo - d)llegó / vió - e)pudieron
2) a)Yo fui b)Tu fuiste c)El dijo d)Ella vino e)Nosotros dijimos f)Vosotros condujisteis g)Ellos murieron.
3) Verb 0: Nosotros comimos; Verb 1: Ellos anduvieron; Verb 2: Yo creí; Verb 3: Usted trajo; Verb 4: Vosotros oísteis; Verb 5: Ella dijo.
4) Sentence 1: Ayer comí arroz. Sentence 2: Mi hermano fue a Grecia. Sentence 3: Mi padre me dijo la verdad. Sentence 4: Conduje durante todo el día. Sentence 5: Ese hombre fue policía.



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