Spanish Preterite Tense

What is the preterite tense used for in Spanish?

• Express completed actions in the past.

• Express ongoing actions in the past.

• Express future actions.

• Express hypothetical situations.

How do you form the regular preterite tense for -ar verbs?

• Remove the -ar ending and add the appropriate present tense endings based on the subject pronoun.

• Remove the -ar ending and add the appropriate future tense endings based on the subject pronoun.

• Remove the -ar ending and add the appropriate imperfect tense endings based on the subject pronoun.

• Remove the -ar ending and add the appropriate preterite endings based on the subject pronoun.

How do you form the regular preterite tense for -er and -ir verbs?

• Remove the infinitive ending (-er or -ir) and add the appropriate future endings.

• Remove the infinitive ending (-er or -ir) and add the appropriate preterite endings.

• Remove the infinitive ending (-er or -ir) and add the appropriate present tense endings.

• Remove the infinitive ending (-er or -ir) and add the appropriate past tense endings.

Give an example of a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense.

• canté

• comí

• viví

• hablé

Give an example of a regular -er verb in the preterite tense.

• viví

• escribí

• comí

• hablé

Give an example of a regular -ir verb in the preterite tense.

• comer

• escribir

• hablar

• vivir

What are the three irregular verbs in the preterite tense that end in -car?

• llegar

• sacar, tocar, buscar

• cantar

• bailar

What are the three irregular verbs in the preterite tense that end in -gar?

• bailar

• cantar

• hablar

• llegar, pagar, jugar

What are the three irregular verbs in the preterite tense that end in -zar?

• trabajar, estudiar, viajar

• empezar, cruzar, almorzar

• comer, beber, vivir

• bailar, cantar, correr

What is the preterite form of the verb 'hablar' in Spanish?

• hablé

• hablo

• hablaré

• hablaría