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Regular Past Tense (Preterite)

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Regular Past Tense (Preterite)

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Regular Past Tense (Preterite) — Exercises

Practice

  1. Conjugate "hablar" for "yo" in past:
  2. Complete: "Ellos _______ (comer) en el restaurante."
    (comieron / comiste / comió) 
  3. Conjugate "escribir" for "yo" in past:
  4. Complete: "Tú _______ (trabajar) ayer."
    (trabajé / trabajaste / trabajó) 
  5. Conjugate "vivir" for "nosotros" in past:
  6. Which is the correct past tense for "ella / estudiar"?
    (estudié / estudió / estudiaste) 
  7. Complete: "Yo _______ (beber) agua esta mañana."
  8. Complete: "Nosotros _______ (hablar) con el profesor."

Regular Past Tense (Preterite) — Answer Key

Practice

  1. hablé Explanation: For "yo" with -AR verbs, remove -ar and add -é. hablar → habl + é = hablé
  2. comieron Explanation: For "ellos" with -ER verbs, add -ieron. comer → com + ieron = comieron
  3. escribí Explanation: For "yo" with -IR verbs, remove -ir and add -í. escribir → escrib + í = escribí
  4. trabajaste Explanation: For "tú" with -AR verbs, add -aste. trabajar → trabaj + aste = trabajaste
  5. vivimos Explanation: For "nosotros" with -IR verbs, add -imos. vivir → viv + imos = vivimos
  6. estudió Explanation: For "ella" with -AR verbs, add -ó. estudiar → estudi + ó = estudió
  7. bebí Explanation: For "yo" with -ER verbs, add -í. beber → beb + í = bebí
  8. hablamos Explanation: For "nosotros" with -AR verbs, the -amos ending is the same in present and past! Context (ayer, anoche) makes clear it's past tense.