Séptimo grado – Prueba de práctica

Los verbos –er/-ir en el pretérito

Tomorrow, you will take a quiz on –er

and –ir verbs in the preterite tense.

You have already taken a quiz (and

mostly excelled!) on –ar verbs in the

preterite. While the quiz tomorrow

primarily focuses on –er/-ir verbs, I still

expect you to remember –ar verbs,

and they will be included on the quiz.

So, let’s review –ar verbs in the

preterite form, shall we?

1. Fill the verb chart in with the –ar

preterite endings:

1. Fill the verb chart in with the –ar

preterite endings:

é

aste

ó

amosasteisaron

Remember, some –ar verbs require a

spelling change in the yo conjugation

2. Write the yo conjugation for the following verbs:

- bostezar- llegar- roncar

2. Write the yo conjugation for the following verbs:

- bostezar bostecé - llegar llegué- roncar ronqué

3. Why do we learn –er and –ir verbs together in the preterite tense?

3. Why do we learn –er and –ir verbs together in the preterite tense?

We learn them together because

they have the same endings.

4. Fill the verb chart in with the –er/-ir

preterite endings:

4. Fill the verb chart in with the –er/-ir

preterite endings:

í

iste

ió

imos

isteisieron

Los verbos leer, creer, y oír These verbs have special conjugations

They require an accent mark on all preterite conjugations except the third person plural conjugation

The third person conjugations have a spelling change (y is added)

í

ísteyó

ímos

ísteisyeron

Complete the sentences with the

correct preterite form of the verb in parentheses5. Los estudiantes no _________________ (creer) las

noticias.

6. Mi familia y yo _________________ (comer) bisteces y papas anoche.

7. El perro _________________ (correr) al parque.

8. Yo _________________ (vivir) en México por dos años.

9. ¿Ya _________________ (volver) tú a la casa?

10. Los niños _________________ (cruzar) la calle con mucho cuidado.

Las respuestas 5-10

5. Los estudiantes no __creyeron__ (creer) las noticias.

6. Mi familia y yo __comimos_ (comer) bisteces y papas anoche.

7. El perro __corrió___ (correr) al parque.

8. Yo ___viví____ (vivir) en México por dos años.

9. ¿Ya ___volviste_____ (volver) tú a la casa?

10. Los niños ___cruzaron____ (cruzar) la calle con mucho cuidado.