Past Tense Aaron Losness Preterite-Past 1. Fixed point of time 2. Specific number of actions 3. I called you at 3:00. We saw the movie last night. I called you five times. She read the book twice. Enclosed amount of time I worked for eight hours. He lived there for two years. AR Verb Conjugation-PAST Hablar = to talk Pagar = to pay Replace the -ar I = Yo -é I talked I paid Yo hablé Yo pagé You = tú -aste You talked You paid Tú hablaste Tú pagaste He/She = El/Ella -ó He talked She paid El habló Ella pagó We = nosotros -amos We talked We paid Nosotros hablamos Nosotros pagamos They = ellos/ellas -aron They talked They paid Ellos hablaron Ellas pagaron AR Verbs- PAST (I, you, they) Mirar: to look, watch (yo miré, tú miraste, ellos miraron) Dar: to give (yo di, tú dio, ellos dieron) Trabajar: to work (yo trabajé, tú trabajaste, ellos trabajaron) Pensar: to think (yo pensé, tú pensaste, ellos pensaron) Cambiar: to change (yo cambié, tú cambiaste, ellos cambiaron) Comprar: to buy (yo compré, tú compraste, ellos compraron) *Estar: am/are (yo estuvé, tú estuviste, ellos estuvieron) *Almorzar: to eat lunch (yo almorcé, tu almorzaste, ellos almorzaron) *Explicar: to explain (yo expliqué, tú explicaste, ellos explicaron) *Hacer: to make/to do (yo hice, tú hiciste, ellos hicieron) * irregular AR Verbs- Practice Sentences We ate lunch with her brother, cousin and husband. (almorzar) Nosotros almorzamos con su hermano, primo y marido. I watched the movie. (mirar) Yo miré la película. She worked at the market. (trabajar) Ella trabajó en el mercado. We thought you weren’t coming to the party. (pensar) Pensamos que no se viene a la fiesta. They did all the work. (hacer) Ellos hicieron todo el trabajo. AR Verbs- Practice Sentences I was in the bathroom when the phone rang. (estar) Yo estuvé en el baño cuando sonó el teléfono. They bought lunch for us yesterday. (comprar) Compraron el almuerzo para nosotros ayer. She gave me a card for my birthday. (dar) Me dio una tarjeta para mi cumpleaños. I ate lunch at the cafeteria. (almorzar) Yo almorcé en la cafetería. I was sad when I heard the news. (estar) Yo estuvé triste cuando oí las noticias. AR Verbs- Practice Sentences They worked at the movie theatre on Sunday. (trabajar) Ellos trabajaron en el cine el domingo. You thought it wasn’t good. (pensar) Tú pensaste que no es bueno. I changed the sheets on my bed. (cambiar) Cambié las hojas en mi cama. He bought her a yellow dress. (comprar) Él la compró un vestido amarillo. It's been 5 years since he did that. (hacer) Hace cinco años desde él hizo esto. AR Verbs- Practice Sentences She explained the reason why she was sick yesterday. (explicar) Ella explicó la razón por qué ella estaba enferma ayer. Did you change your shirt? (cambiar) ¿Cambiaste tu camisa? We watched the dogs playing in the park. (mirar) Miramos los perros que juegan en el parque. I explained the problem to her. (explicar) Le expliqué el problema. She gave me a beer and a hamburger for lunch. (dar) Ella me dio una cerveza y una hamburguesa para el almuerzo. ER, IR Verb Conjugation-PAST Beber = drink Comer = eat Replace the –er, -ir I = Yo -í I drank I ate Yo bebí Yo comí You = tú -iste You drank You ate Tú bebiste Tú comiste He/She = El/Ella -ió He drank She ate El bebió Ella comió We = nosotros -imos We drank We ate Nosotros bebimos Nosotros comimos They = ellos/ellas -ieron They drank They ate Ellos bebieron Ellas comieron ER, IR Verbs-PAST (I, you, he) Ver: to see (yo vi, tú viste, el vio) Perder: to lose (yo perdí, tú perdiste, el perdió) Romper: to break (yo rompí, tú rompiste, el rompió) Escribir: to write (yo escribí, tú escribiste, el escribió) *Traer: to bring (yo traje, tú trajiste, el trajo) *Ser: to be (yo fui, tú fuiste, el fue) *Hacer: to make/do (yo hice, tú hiciste, el hizo) *Poner: to put (yo puse, tú posiste, ella puso) *Creer: to believe (yo creí, tú creíste, el creyó) *Ir: to go (yo fui, tú fuiste, el fue) * irregular ER Verbs- Practice Sentences We brought chicken and pork to the party. (traer) Trajimos el pollo y la carne de puerco (cerdo) a la fiesta. I went to the airport to pick up my nephew. (ir) Fui al aeropuerto para recoger a mi sobrino. He believed in ghosts when he was young. (creer) Él creyó en fantasmas cuando él era joven. They saw a big boat in the ocean. (ver) Ellos vieron un barco grande en el mar. We put the shoes and belt in the closet. (poner) Ponemos los zapatos y el cinturon en el armario. ER Verbs- Practice Sentences I saw her at the beach with her cousin. (ver) La vi en la playa con su primo. We wrote the book together. (escribir) Escribimos el libro juntos. She put her blue tanktop in the living room when she took a shower. (poner, tomar) Ella puso su camiseta azul en la sala cuando ella tomó una ducha. They lost their keys at the bank yesterday. (perdir) Ellos perdieron sus llaves en el banco ayer. I made a left turn at the corner. (hacer) Hice una vuelta izquierda en la esquina. ER Verbs- Practice Sentences We went to the store to buy mushrooms and eggs. (ir) Fuimos a la tienda para comprar champiñones y huevos. I believed she left last Wednesday. (creer) Creí que ella se fue el miércoles pasado. You wrote the story about the mouse and the rooster. (escribir) Tú escribiste la cuenta de el ratón y el gallo. You broke your watch last night at the bar. (romper) Tú rompiste su reloj anoche en la barra (cantina). He was my best friend for ten years. (ser) Él fue my mejor amigo por diez años ER Verbs- Practice Sentences You lost your wallet near the highway. (perdir) Tú perdiste su cartera cerca de la carretera . She made breakfast for 10 people. (hacer) Ella hizo el desayuno para las 10 personas. He broke his leg while playing soccer. (romper) Él rompió su pierna jugando el fútbol. They brought their lunch to work. (traer) Ellos trajeron su almuerzo para trabajar. How was the party? (ser) ¿Cómo fue la fiesta? QUIZ TIME!! AR Verbs- Past Quiz To buy- you bought, I bought, they bought Comprar- to buy ____________ ____________ *To make/do- I did, they did, we did Hacer- to make/to do ____________ ____________ ____________ To give- I gave, you gave, they gave Dar: to give ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ To think- you thought, I thought, they thought Pensar- to think ____________ ____________ ____________ To change- we changed, you changed, she changed Cambiar- to change ____________ ____________ ____________ AR Verbs- Past Quiz *To eat lunch- I ate lunch, you ate lunch, they eat lunch Almorzar: to eat lunch ____________ ____________ *I am/are: I was, you were, they were Estar: I am/are ____________ ____________ To look: I looked, they looked, she looked Mirar- to look ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ To work- I worked, you worked, she worked Trabajar- to work ____________ ____________ *To explain- I explained, you explained, she explained Explicar: to explain ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ER, IR Verbs-Past Quiz To break- I broke, you broke, he broke Romper- to break ____________ ____________ *To believe- we belived, you believed, they believed Creer- to believe ____________ ____________ *To put- You put, she put, we put Poner- to put ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ *To make/do- I made, you made, she made Hacer- to make/do ____________ ____________ *To bring- she brought, I brought, you brought Traer- to bring ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ER, IR Verbs-Past Quiz *I was, you were- I was, she was, we were Ser- I was,you were ____________ ____________ To see- I saw, you saw, he saw Ver- to see ____________ ____________ ____________ To lose- you lost, they lost, we lost Perder- to lose ____________ ____________ ____________ To write- I wrote, you wrote, she wrote Escribir- to write ____________ ____________ *To go- I went, she went, we went Ir- I went, you went ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 1 I changed the sheets on my bed. (cambiar) ____________________________________________________________ I watched the movie. (mirar) ____________________________________________________________ You lost your wallet near the highway. (perdir) ____________________________________________________________ She gave me a card for my birthday. (dar) ____________________________________________________________ We ate lunch with her brother, cousin and husband. (almorzar) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 2 I saw her at the beach with her cousin. (ver) ____________________________________________________________ He broke his leg while playing soccer. (romper) ____________________________________________________________ They brought their lunch to work. (traer) ____________________________________________________________ They did all the work. (hacer) ____________________________________________________________ She put her blue tanktop in the living room when she took a shower. (poner, tomar) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 3 I made a left turn at the corner. (hacer) ____________________________________________________________ You broke your watch last night at the bar. (romper) ____________________________________________________________ We brought chicken and pork to the party. (traer) ____________________________________________________________ I believed she left last Wednesday. (creer) ____________________________________________________________ How was the party? (ser) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 4 You wrote the story about the mouse and the rooster. (escribir) ____________________________________________________________ She made breakfast for 10 people. (hacer) ____________________________________________________________ We went to the store to buy mushrooms and eggs. (ir) ____________________________________________________________ I was in the bathroom when the phone rang. (estar) ____________________________________________________________ They lost their keys at the bank yesterday. (perdir) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 5 I ate lunch at the cafeteria. (almorzer) ____________________________________________________________ You thought it wasn’t good. (persar) ____________________________________________________________ He believed in ghosts when he was young. (creer) ____________________________________________________________ They bought lunch for us yesterday. (comprar) ____________________________________________________________ He was my best friend for ten years. (ser) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 6 I went to the airport to pick up my nephew. (ir) ____________________________________________________________ She worked at the market. (trabajar) ____________________________________________________________ He bought her a yellow dress. (comprar) ____________________________________________________________ We wrote the book together. (escribir) ____________________________________________________________ I was sad when I heard the news. (estar) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 7 I explained the problem to her. (explicar) ____________________________________________________________ It's been 5 years since he did that. (hacer) ____________________________________________________________ We watched the dogs playing in the park. (mirar) ____________________________________________________________ She gave me a beer and a hamburger for lunch. (dar) ____________________________________________________________ They saw a big boat in the ocean. (ver) ____________________________________________________________ Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 8 We thought you weren’t coming to the party. (pensar) ____________________________________________________________ They worked at the movie theatre on Sunday. (trabajar) ____________________________________________________________ We put the shoes and belt in the closet. (poner) ____________________________________________________________ She explained the reason why she was sick yesterday. (explicar) ____________________________________________________________ Did you change your shirt? (cambiar) ____________________________________________________________ ANSWERS! AR Verbs- Past Quiz To buy- you bought, I bought, they bought Comprar- to buy (tú compraste, yo compré, ellos compraron) *To make/do- I did, they did, we did Hacer- to make/to do (yo hicé, ellos hicieron, nosotros hicimos) To give- I gave, you gave, they gave Dar: to give (yo di, tú dio, ellos dieron) To think- you thought, I thought, they thought Pensar- to think (tú pensaste, yo pensé, ellos pensaron) To change- we changed, you changed, she changed Cambiar- to change (nosotros cambiamos, tú cambiaste, ella cambió) AR Verbs- Past Quiz *To eat lunch- I ate lunch, you ate lunch, they eat lunch Almorzar: to eat lunch (yo almorcé, tú almorzaste, ellos almorzaron) *I am/are: I was, you were, they were Estar: I am/are (yo estuvé, tú estuviste, ellos estuvieron) To look: I looked, they looked, she looked Mirar- to look (yo miré, ellos miraron, ella miró) To work- I worked, you worked, she worked Trabajar- to work (yo trabajé, tú trabajaste, ella trabajó) *To explain- I explained, you explained, she explained Explicar: to explain (yo expliqué, tú explicaste, ella explicó) ER, IR Verbs-Past Quiz To break- I broke, you broke, he broke Romper- to break (yo rompí, tú rompiste, el rompió) *To believe- we belived, you believed, they believed Creer- to believe (nosotros creimos, tú creíste, ellos creiron) *To put- You put, she put, we put Poner- to put (yo puse, ella puso, nosotros posimos) *To make/do- I made, you made, she made Hacer- to make/do (yo hice, tú hiciste, ella hizo) *To bring- she brought, I brought, you brought Traer- to bring (ella trajo, yo traje, tú trajiste) ER, IR Verbs-Past Quiz *I was, you were- I was, she was, we were Ser- I was,you were (yo fuí, ella fue, nosotros fuimos) To see- I saw, you saw, he saw Ver- to see (yo ví, tú viste, el vió) To lose- you lost, they lost, we lost Perder- to lose (tú perdiste, ellos perdieron, nosotros perdimos) To write- I wrote, you wrote, she wrote Escribir- to write (yo escribí, tú escribiste, ella escribió) *I went, you went- I went, she went, we went Ir- I went, you weny (yo fuí, ella fue, nosotros fuimos) Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 1 I changed the sheets on my bed. (cambiar) Cambié las hojas en mi cama. I watched the movie. (mirar) Yo miré la película. You lost your wallet near the highway. (perdir) Tú perdiste su cartera cerca de la carretera . She gave me a card for my birthday. (dar) Me dio una tarjeta para mi cumpleaños. We ate lunch with her brother, cousin and husband. (almorzar) Nosotros almorzamos con su hermano, primo y marido. Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 2 I saw her at the beach with her cousin. (ver) La vi en la playa con su primo. He broke his leg while playing soccer. (romper) Él rompió su pierna jugando el fútbol. They brought their lunch to work. (traer) Ellos trajeron su almuerzo para trabajar. They did all the work. (hacer) Ellos hicieron todo el trabajo. She put her blue tanktop in the living room when she took a shower. (poner, tomar) Ella puso su camiseta azul en la sala cuando ella tomó una ducha. Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 3 I made a left turn at the corner. (hacer) Hice una vuelta izquierda en la esquina. You broke your watch last night at the bar. (romper) Tú rompiste su reloj anoche en la barra (cantina). We brought chicken and pork to the party. (traer) Trajimos el pollo y la carne de puerco (cerdo) a la fiesta. I believed she left last Wednesday. (creer) Creí que ella se fue el miércoles pasado. How was the party? (ser) ¿Cómo fue la fiesta? Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 4 You wrote the story about the mouse and the rooster. (escribir) Tú escribiste la cuenta de el ratón y el gallo. She made breakfast for 10 people. (hacer) Ella hizo el desayuno para las 10 personas. We went to the store to buy mushrooms and eggs. (ir) Fuimos a la tienda para comprar champiñones y huevos. I was in the bathroom when the phone rang. (estar) Yo estuvé en el baño cuando sonó el teléfono. They lost their keys at the bank yesterday. (perdir) Ellos perdieron sus llaves en el banco ayer. Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 5 I ate lunch at the cafeteria. (almorzer) Yo almorcé en la cafetería. You thought it wasn’t good. (persar) Tú pensaste que no es bueno. He believed in ghosts when he was young. (creer) Él creyó en fantasmas cuando él era joven. They bought lunch for us yesterday. (comprar) Compraron el almuerzo para nosotros ayer. He was my best friend for ten years. (ser) Él fue my mejor amigo por diez años Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 6 I went to the airport to pick up my nephew. (ir) Fui al aeropuerto para recoger a mi sobrino. She worked at the market. (trabajar) Ella trabajó en el mercado. He bought her a yellow dress. (comprar) Él la compró un vestido amarillo. We wrote the book together. (escribir) Escribimos el libro juntos. I was sad when I heard the news. (estar) Yo estuvé triste cuando oí las noticias. Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 7 I explained the problem to her. (explicar) Le expliqué el problema. It's been 5 years since he did that. (hacer) Hace cinco años desde él hizo esto. We watched the dogs playing in the park. (mirar) Miramos los perros que juegan en el parque. She gave me a beer and a hamburger for lunch. (dar) Ella me dio una cerveza y una hamburguesa para el almuerzo. They saw a big boat in the ocean. (ver) Ellos vieron un barco grande en el mar. Preterite Verbs- Practice Sentences Quiz 8 We thought you weren’t coming to the party. (pensar) Pensamos que no se viene a la fiesta. They worked at the movie theatre on Sunday. (trabajar) Ellos trabajaron en el cine el domingo. We put the shoes and belt in the closet. (poner) Ponemos los zapatos y el cinturon en el armario. She explained the reason why she was sick yesterday. (explicar) Ella explicó la razón por qué ella estaba enferma ayer. Did you change your shirt? (cambiar) ¿Cambiaste tu camisa?