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Spanish Past Tense: Regular Verbs 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)13 verbs in 3 groups

Step 1

Hear it, then type it

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

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  1. Los verbos en -ar

    Hablar, , , llamar, , ,

    I talked, he talked, I called, he called,

  2. Los verbos en -ar

    cenar, , , comprar, , ,

    I dined, he dined, I bought, he bought,

  3. Los verbos en -ar

    trabajar, , ,

    I worked, he worked the whole day long,

  4. Ayer y con Ana,

    yesterday I worked, then dined with Ana,

  5. Los verbos en -er e -ir

    Comer, , , beber, , ,

    I ate, he ate, I drank, he drank,

  6. Los verbos en -er e -ir

    vivir, , , salir, , ,

    I lived, he lived, I left, he left,

  7. Los verbos en -er e -ir

    escribir, , ,

    I wrote it down, and he wrote too,

  8. Anoche en casa de Luis,

    last night I ate at Luis's place,

  9. Cambia la letra

    Llegar, , , buscar, , ,

    I arrived, he arrived, I looked, he looked,

  10. Cambia la letra

    empezar, , ,

    I started and he started too,

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Step 2

Choose the right form

Yo (I) or él (he)? Read what the line means, then choose the form that fits.

  1. 1.Ayer y cené con Ana.

    Yesterday I worked, then dined with Ana.

  2. 2.Ayer trabajé y con Ana.

    Yesterday I worked, then dined with Ana.

  3. 3.Anoche en casa de Luis.

    Last night I ate at Luis's place.

  4. 4.Uno, dos, tres: , comí.

    One, two, three: I talked, I ate.

  5. 5.Comer, comí, , beber, bebí, bebió.

    I ate, he ate, I drank, he drank.

  6. 6.Llegar, , llegó, buscar, busqué, buscó.

    I arrived, he arrived, I looked, he looked.

  7. 7.Empezar, , empezó.

    I started and he started too.

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Answers

Hear it, then type it
  1. Hablar, hablé, habló, llamar, llamé, llamó, (Los verbos en -ar)I talked, he talked, I called, he called,
  2. cenar, cené, cenó, comprar, compré, compró, (Los verbos en -ar)I dined, he dined, I bought, he bought,
  3. trabajar, trabajé, trabajó, (Los verbos en -ar)I worked, he worked the whole day long,
  4. Ayer trabajé y cené con Ana,yesterday I worked, then dined with Ana,
  5. Comer, comí, comió, beber, bebí, bebió, (Los verbos en -er e -ir)I ate, he ate, I drank, he drank,
  6. vivir, viví, vivió, salir, salí, salió, (Los verbos en -er e -ir)I lived, he lived, I left, he left,
  7. escribir, escribí, escribió, (Los verbos en -er e -ir)I wrote it down, and he wrote too,
  8. Anoche comí en casa de Luis,last night I ate at Luis's place,
  9. Llegar, llegué, llegó, buscar, busqué, buscó, (Cambia la letra)I arrived, he arrived, I looked, he looked,
  10. empezar, empecé, empezó, (Cambia la letra)I started and he started too,
Choose the right form
  1. Ayer trabajé y cené con Ana.“I worked” is the yo form: -ar verbs end in -é, trabajé.
  2. Ayer trabajé y cené con Ana.Still “I” (yo): cenar → cené, with the accent on the é.
  3. Anoche comí en casa de Luis.“I ate”: -er and -ir verbs end in -í in the yo form, comí.
  4. Uno, dos, tres: hablé, comí.“I talked” is hablé. Habló, with -ó, is “he talked”.
  5. Comer, comí, comió, beber, bebí, bebió.“He ate”: -er and -ir verbs end in -ió in the él form, comió, like bebió.
  6. Llegar, llegué, llegó, buscar, busqué, buscó.In yo the g becomes gu before the é, so it keeps its sound: llegué.
  7. Empezar, empecé, empezó.In yo the z becomes c before the é: empecé. Él keeps the z: empezó.

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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