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Spanish Irregular Preterite exercises

Practise with the song. Listen to Sol and type the missing words, then choose the right form. The answers and explanations are at the bottom.

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InfinitiveYo (I)Él / ella (he / she)6 verbs in 2 groups

Step 1

Hear it, then type it

Press play, listen to Sol, and type the missing words.

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  1. El grupo U

    Tener, , , estar, , ,

    I had, he had, I was, he was,

  2. El grupo U

    poder, , , poner, , ,

    I could, he could, I put, he put,

  3. Ayer una entrevista,

    yesterday I had an interview,

  4. el jefe no venir,

    but the boss couldn't come in!

  5. Más del grupo U

    Saber, , , andar, , ,

    I knew, he knew, I walked, he walked,

  6. en la oficina hasta las diez,

    I was at the office until ten,

  7. después por el parque,

    and then I walked around the park,

  8. y mi madre nunca lo ,

    and my mom never found out!

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Step 2

Choose the right form

Yo ends in -e, él in -o, and no accent. Choose the form that fits what the line means.

  1. 1.Ayer una entrevista.

    Yesterday I had an interview.

  2. 2.El jefe no venir.

    But the boss couldn't come in!

  3. 3. en la oficina hasta las diez.

    I was at the office until ten.

  4. 4.Después por el parque.

    And then I walked around the park.

  5. 5.Y mi madre nunca lo .

    And my mom never found out!

  6. 6.¡Tuve y , ya lo tengo yo!

    I had, he had, and now I know!

  7. 7.Poder, pude, pudo, poner, , puso.

    I could, he could, I put, he put.

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Answers

Hear it, then type it
  1. Tener, tuve, tuvo, estar, estuve, estuvo, (El grupo U)I had, he had, I was, he was,
  2. poder, pude, pudo, poner, puse, puso, (El grupo U)I could, he could, I put, he put,
  3. Ayer tuve una entrevista,yesterday I had an interview,
  4. el jefe no pudo venir,but the boss couldn't come in!
  5. Saber, supe, supo, andar, anduve, anduvo, (Más del grupo U)I knew, he knew, I walked, he walked,
  6. Estuve en la oficina hasta las diez,I was at the office until ten,
  7. después anduve por el parque,and then I walked around the park,
  8. y mi madre nunca lo supo,and my mom never found out!
Choose the right form
  1. Ayer tuve una entrevista.“I had” is the yo form, and yo ends in -e: tuve.
  2. El jefe no pudo venir.El jefe is él (he), and él ends in -o: pudo.
  3. Estuve en la oficina hasta las diez.“I was”: estar in the yo form, estuve, with the U and an -e.
  4. Después anduve por el parque.“I walked”: andar → anduve. Yo ends in -e.
  5. Y mi madre nunca lo supo.Mi madre is ella (she), which takes the él form: supo.
  6. ¡Tuve y tuvo, ya lo tengo yo!No accent in the U group: tuvo, like tuve.
  7. Poder, pude, pudo, poner, puse, puso.An irregular yo form ends in a plain -e, with no accent: puse.

Every verb from this song is in its group, with its infinitive, yo and él forms, in the verb tables on the song's page.

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