Spanish Preterite Exercises

The Preterite                                                                                                            Name…………………………………………

1.      Fill in the regular Preterites using the infinitives given below.

         a.      They taught _____________________

         b.      He learned           _____________________

         c.       I travelled            _____________________

         d.      We wrote              _____________________

You (sg) put _____________________

She crossed _____________________

You (pl) wrote       _____________________

I learned              _____________________

We taught             _____________________

You (pl) put _____________________

They travelled       _____________________

You (sg) crossed   _____________________

2.      Fill in the irregular Preterites.

         a.      It fitted                 __________________              m.     You (sg) came      ________________

         b.      They saw              __________________              n.      We walked            ________________

         c.       We were able        __________________              o.      He did                  ________________

         d.      I had                    __________________              p.      They put               ________________

         e.      He was (ser)         __________________              q.      I knew                 ________________

         f.       You (sg) said        __________________              r.       We knew              ________________

         g.      They produced      __________________              s.       You (pl) came       ________________

         h.      She brought __________________              t.       She went              ________________

         i.       I gave                  __________________              u.      You (sg) saw         ________________

         j.       You (pl) wanted     __________________              v.      I went                  ________________

         k.      I was (estar)         __________________              w.      I was (ser)           ________________

         l.       We went               __________________              x.      We said                ________________