The Preterite Tense

Does the preterite tense exist in English?

• Yes, and there are also irregular past verbs in English

• No, English only has present and future forms

• No, we don't talk about the past in English

• Yes, but there are only regular past verbs

What's the Spanish equivalent for "I ran"?

• Yo corro

• Yo corre

• Yo corrí

• Yo corriste

What is the primary use of the preterite tense in Spanish?

• • To describe habitual actions in the past

• • To express actions completed in the past

• • To talk about future intentions

• • To describe ongoing past actions

Which of the following is the correct preterite conjugation of the verb "hablar" (to speak) for "yo"?

• Hable

• Habló

• Hablé

• Hablaste

For regular -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense, which ending corresponds to "nosotros/nosotras"?

• • -amos

• • -emos

• • -imos

• • -imós

Which of the following verbs is regular in the preterite tense?

• Hacer

• Escribir

• • Ser

• • Ir

If a verb is irregular, what does it mean?

• That its stem may change

• That all subjects are conjugated differently

• That it doesn't follow a pattern

• All are correct

Which verb is irregular in the preterite tense?

• Comer

• Vivir

• Ir

• Hablar

Which two verbs have the same conjugation in the preterite?

• Ir

• Jugar

• Ser

• Estar

Which of the following sentences is in the preterite tense?

• • Yo estudio todas las noches.

• • Yo bailé en la fiesta ayer.

• • Me gusta comer pizza todos los días.

• • Voy a viajar a España en febrero.