ii.02 Regular, Ir & Ser Preterite (keep)

Front

Ayer yo (ir) al cine.

Back

fui

Answer explanation

La forma correcta del verbo 'ir' en primera persona del singular en el pretérito es 'fui'. Por lo tanto, la oración completa es: 'Ayer yo fui al cine.' Las otras opciones no son correctas para este sujeto.

Front

Change this verb to the preterite tense. Don't forget accent marks where needed.

Hablo

Back

Hablé, yo hablé

Answer explanation

The verb 'hablo' (I speak) in the preterite tense is 'hablé' (I spoke). The correct choice is 'yo hablé', which includes the subject pronoun 'yo' for clarity.

Front

Change this verb to the preterite tense. Don't forget accent marks where needed.

Caminamos

Back

Caminamos

Answer explanation

The verb 'caminamos' is already in the preterite tense, meaning 'we walked.' It is the first-person plural form of 'caminar.' No changes are needed, and no accent marks are required.

Front

Change this verb to the preterite tense. Don't forget accent marks where needed.

Mira

Back

miró

Answer explanation

The verb 'mirar' in the preterite tense for the third person singular is 'miró'. The accent mark on the 'o' is necessary to indicate the correct pronunciation and differentiate it from other forms.

Front

Change this verb to the preterite tense. Don't forget accent marks where needed.

Descansan

Back

descansaron

Answer explanation

The verb 'descansan' is in the present tense. To change it to the preterite tense for the third person plural, we use 'descansaron', which correctly reflects the past action and includes the necessary accent marks.

Front

Ayer nosotros (ser) los ganadores del concurso.

Back

fuimos

Answer explanation

La forma correcta del verbo 'ser' en primera persona del plural en el pasado es 'fuimos'. Por lo tanto, la oración completa es: 'Ayer nosotros fuimos los ganadores del concurso.'

Front

Change this verb to the preterite tense. Don't forget accent marks where needed.

Estudias

Back

estudiaste

Answer explanation

The verb 'estudias' is in the present tense. To change it to the preterite tense for the second person singular (tú), it becomes 'estudiaste', which includes the necessary accent mark.

Front

Write this verb phrase in the preterite tense. Don't forget accent marks where needed.

I studied

Back

yo estudié, estudié

Answer explanation

The correct preterite form of 'I studied' is 'yo estudié'. The verb 'estudiar' in the first person singular requires an accent mark on the 'e' to indicate the correct pronunciation.

Front

Write this verb phrase in the preterite tense: we swam

Back

nosotros nadamos, nadamos

Answer explanation

The correct preterite tense for 'we swam' is 'nosotros nadamos'. The verb 'nadar' is conjugated in the first person plural form, and it does not require accent marks.

Front

Write this verb phrase in the preterite tense: they cleaned

Back

ellos limpiaron, limpiaron

Answer explanation

The correct preterite form for 'they cleaned' is 'ellos limpiaron'. 'Limpiaron' is the verb conjugated in the preterite tense, but it lacks the subject pronoun 'ellos' which specifies 'they'. Thus, 'ellos limpiaron' is the complete answer.