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Exercises
Regular verbs. Complete the sentences with the preterite of the verbs in brackets.
- Ayer Marta y Luis (perder) el autobús.regular -er verb, 3rd person plural ending: -ieronYesterday Marta and Luis missed the bus.
- Hace cinco años (ganar/yo) en el bingo.regular -ar verb, 1st person singular ending: -éFive years ago, I won at the bingo.
- Ni Paco ni tú (salir) a la ceremonia.regular -ir verb, 2nd person plural ending: -isteisNeither you nor Paco attended the ceremony.
- Alex y yo (mover) todos los muebles de sitio.regular -er verb, 1st person plural ending: -imosAlex and I moved all the furniture around.
- Rafael Azcona (vivir) de 1926 a 2008.regular -ir verb, 3rd person singular ending: -ióRafael Azcona lived from 1926 to 2008.
Irregular verbs. Complete the sentences with the preterite of the verbs in brackets.
- Raquel y Vicente (tener) que cancelar sus vacaciones.stem-changing verb: tener → tuv-
3rd person plural irregular ending: -ieronRaquel and Vicente had to cancel their holiday.
- (andar/yo) por la sombra porque hacía mucho calor.stem-changing verb: andar → anduv-
1st person singular irregular ending: -eI walked in the shade because it was very hot.
- Lo que Manuela y tú (hacer) es imperdonable.stem-changing verb: hacer → hic-
2nd person plural irregular ending: -isteisWhat you and Manuela did is unforgivable.
- ¿Tú no (traer) nada a la fiesta?stem-changing verb: traer → traj-
2nd person singular irregular ending: -isteDidn’t you bring anything to the party?
- Nunca (saber/nosotros) la verdad.stem-changing verb: saber → sup-
1st person plural irregular ending: -imosWe never knew the truth.
Complete the sentences with the preterite of the verbs in brackets.
- El taxista (dar) una gran vuelta en lugar de ir directamente al hotel.the verb dar takes the endings for regular -er/-ir verbs
3rd person singular → -ioThe taxi driver took a detour instead of going directly to the hotel.
- La semana pasada (estar/yo) de baja.stem-changing verb: estar → estuv-
1st person singular irregular ending: -eLast week I was off sick.
- El año pasado, todos los alumnos (aprobar) los exámenes finales.regular -ar verb, 3rd person plural ending: -aronLast year, all students passed their final exams.
- La artista (pedir) silencio al público.-ir verb with a stem-change in the 3rd person: e → i
3rd person singular ending: -ióThe artist asked the audience to be quiet.
- Anoche los niños se (dormir) enseguida.-ir verb with a stem-change in the 3rd person: o → u
3rd person plural ending: -ieronLast night, the kids fell asleep straight away.