Question 1 (Fill-In-The-Blank Worth 1 points)
2 answers:
- The preterite tense: The<em> preterite</em> is used to describe actions completed at a certain point in the past.
- The present tense: The <em>simple present</em> is used to talk about habitual actions or routines.
1. Right answer: hablé
<em>yo </em><em>hablé</em><em> (I </em><em>spoke</em><em>)</em>
The Table below shows the <em>Regular Preterite Verb Endings</em>. The verb hablar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb and the conjugation of this verb for the first-person singular is hablé. See in the Table that the correct ending is é
To conjugate an <em>ar, er </em>or<em> ir</em> regular verb, take away the infinitive ending <em>ar, er </em>or <em>ir </em>ending and add the ending that matches the subject from the Table.
2. Right answer: llamó
<em>Ramón </em><em>llamó</em><em> (Ramón </em><em>called</em><em>)</em>
The verb llamar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb and the conjugation of this verb for the third-person singular is llamó. See in the Table that the correct ending is ó
3. Right answer: lavaron
<em>Ellos </em><em>lavaron</em><em> (They </em><em>washed</em><em>)</em>
The verb lavar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb and the conjugation of this verb for the third-person plural is lavaron. See in the Table that the correct ending is aron
4. Right answer: mandaron
<em>Ustedes </em><em>mandaron</em>
The verb mandar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb and the conjugation of this verb for the second-person plural is mandaron. The correct ending is aron. The meaning of this sentence, in English, depends on the context of it.
5. Right answer: estudió
<em>Raúl </em><em>estudió </em><em>(Raúl </em><em>studied</em><em>)</em>
The verb estudiar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb and the conjugation of this verb for the third-person singular is estudió. The correct ending is ó.
6. Right answer: estudiaste
<em>Tú </em><em>estudiaste </em><em>(You </em><em>studied</em><em>)</em>
The conjugation of the verb estudiar for the second-person singular is estudiaste. The correct ending is aste.
7. Right answer: lavó
<em>Ella </em><em>lavó </em><em>(She </em><em>washed</em><em>)</em>
The conjugation of the verb lavar for the third-person singular is lavó. The correct ending is ó.
8. Right answer: sacaste
<em>Tú </em><em>sacaste </em><em>una buena nota (You </em><em>got </em><em>a good grade)</em>
The verb sacar is an<em> ar</em> irregular verb. Since this is an irregular verb, there is no any rule for this type of verbs. So, you need to memorize the conjugations. For the second-person singular the correct conjugation is sacaste.
9. Right answer: buscar
Yo busqué (I searched
)
The verb buscar is an<em> ar</em> irregular verb. So, the correct conjugation of this verb for the first-person singular is busqué
10. Right answer: empezar
<em>Ellos </em><em>empezaron </em><em>a trabajar (They</em><em> started </em><em>working)</em>
The verb empezar is an<em> ar</em> irregular verb. So, the correct conjugation of this verb for the third-person plural is empezaron
11. Right answer: empezó
<em>Ella </em><em>empezó</em><em> (She</em><em> started</em><em>)</em>
The correct conjugation of the verb empezar for the third-person singular is empezó
12. Right answer: empezamos
<em>Nosotros no </em><em>empezamos</em><em> (We </em><em>did</em><em> not </em><em>start</em><em>)</em>
The correct conjugation of the verb empezar for the first-person plural is empezamos
13. Right answer: escucharon
<em>Los señores </em><em>escucharon </em><em>a la banda ayer (The gentlemen</em><em> listened to </em><em>the band yesterday)</em>
The verb escuchar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb. The conjugation of this verb for the third-person plural is escucharon. The correct ending is aron
14. Right answer: trabajé
<em>Yo </em><em>trabajé </em><em>en el supermercado la semana pasada (I </em><em>worked</em><em> in the supermarket last week)</em>
The verb Trabajar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb. The conjugation of this verb for the first-person singular is trabajé. The correct ending is é.
15. Right answer: estudiamos
<em>Nosotros </em><em>estudiamos </em><em>español (We </em><em>studied </em><em>Spanish)</em>
The verb estudiar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb. The conjugation of this verb for the first-person plural is estudié. The correct ending is é.
16. Right answer: visité
<em>Yo </em><em>visité</em><em> a mi abuela la semana pasada (I </em><em>visited </em><em>my grandmother last week)</em>
The verb visitar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb. The conjugation of this verb for the first-person singular is visité. The correct ending is é.
17. Right answer: tocar
<em>Ella </em><em>tocó </em><em>la guitarra anoche (She </em><em>played</em><em> the guitar last night)</em>
The verb tocar is an<em> ar</em> irregular verb. So, the correct conjugation of this verb for the third-person singular is tocó
18. Right answer: bailaron
<em>Pepita y Ramón </em><em>bailaron </em><em>en la fiesta (Pepita and Ramón </em><em>danced </em><em>at the party)</em>
The verb bailar is an <em>ar </em>regular verb. The conjugation of this verb for the third-person plural is bailaron. The correct ending is aron
19. Right answer: miraron
<em>Julia y Marcos </em><em>miraron </em><em>la televisión anoche (Julia and Marcos </em><em>watched</em><em> television last night)</em>
The verb mirar is an<em> ar</em> regular verb. The conjugation of this verb for the third-person plural is miraron. The correct ending is aron
20. Right answer: pagué
<em>Yo </em><em>pagué </em><em>en la recepción (I </em><em>paid </em><em>at the reception)</em>
The verb pagar is an <em>ar</em> irregular verb. In this sentence, the correct conjugation of this verb for the first-person singular is pagué.
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