In Spanish, the preterite tense is one of two simple past tenses. It is used to describe actions that took place or were completed at a certain point in the past. There are two forms in this verbal tense, namely: Regular Preterite Forms and Irregular Preterite Forms.
1. <u>Right answer:</u> trajiste
<em>Tú </em><em>trajiste</em><em> la carne para los tacos.</em>
trajiste is the conjugation of the irregular verb traer for the second person singular in the preterite form. Conjugations of irregular verbs don't follow any rule, so you need to memorize them with the practice. This sentence translates into:
<em>You </em><em>brought</em><em> the meat for the tacos</em>
2. <u>Right answer:</u> traje
<em>Yo no </em><em>traje</em><em> mis libros</em>
traje is also a conjugation of the irregular verb traer, but for the first-person singular. This sentence translates into:
<em>I </em><em>did</em><em> not </em><em>bring </em><em>my books</em>
3. <u>Right answer:</u> trajo
<em>Usted </em><em>trajo</em><em> la computadora al trabajo</em>
trajo is also a conjugation of the irregular verb traer, but for the second-person singular in formal form, that is,<em> usted.</em> This sentence translates into:
<em>You </em><em>brought </em><em>the computer to work</em>
4. <u>Right answer:</u> traje
<em>Yo </em><em>traje</em><em> el sello para el sobre</em>
In this sentence, the conjugation that is being used is also traje. This translates into:
<em>I </em><em>brought </em><em>the stamp for the envelope</em>
5. <u>Right answer:</u> marqué
<em>Yo </em><em>marqué</em><em> el número con los botones.</em>
marqué is the conjugation of the irregular verb marcar for the first-person singular in the preterite form. This sentence translates into:
<em>I </em><em>dialed</em><em> the number with the buttons.</em>
6. <u>Right answer:</u> distancia
<em>Mi amiga vive lejos. Hago la llamada de larga</em><em> distancia</em>
llamada de larga distancia means long-distance call. This sentence translates into:
<em>My friend lives far away. I make the long-</em><em>distance</em><em> call</em>
7. <u>Right answer:</u> teléfono
<em>No tengo dinero para usar el teléfono. Necesito hacer una llamada por </em><em>teléfono</em>
llamada por teléfono means phone call. This sentence translates into:
<em>I don''t have any money to use the phone. I need to make a </em><em>phone</em><em> call</em>
8. <u>Right answer:</u> dedos
<em>Yo marco el número con los </em><em>dedos</em>
dedos means fingers. This sentence translates into:
<em>I dial the numbers with the </em><em>fingers</em>
9. <u>Right answer:</u> teléfono
<em>Cuando estoy en la calle, uso el </em><em>teléfono </em><em>celular. </em>
teléfono celular means cell phone. This sentence translates into:
<em>When I am on the street, I use my cell </em><em>phone</em>
10. <u>Right answer: </u> larga
<em>Mi amiga no vive en mi ciudad. Ella vive muy lejos en Europa. Para llamarla, necesito hacer una llamada de</em><em> larga</em><em> distancia</em>
In this exercise, the phrase llamada de larga distancia is also being used. This translates into:
<em>My friend doesn't live in my city, she lives far away in Europe. To call her up, I need to make a</em><em> long</em><em>-distance call</em>
11. <u>Right answer:</u> decir adiós
To say goodbye means decir adiós. So, <em>adiós </em>is a word used to express good wishes when parting or at the end of a conversation.
12. <u>Right answer:</u> dijiste
<em>Tú no le </em><em>dijiste </em><em>lo que pasó</em>
dijiste is the conjugation of the irregular verb decir for the second person singular in the preterite form. This sentence translates into:
<em>You </em><em>did</em><em> not </em><em>tell</em><em> him what happened</em>
13. <u>Right answer:</u> dijimos
<em>Nosotros </em><em>dijimos</em><em> la verdad al profesor.</em>
dijimos is the conjugation of the irregular verb decir for the first-person plural in the preterite form. This sentence translates into:
<em>We </em><em>told </em><em>the truth to the teacher.</em>
14. <u>Right answer:</u> dijo
<em>Usted no le </em><em>dijo</em><em> nada a Carlos. </em>
dijo is the conjugation of the irregular verb decir for the second-person singular in formal form (usted). This sentence translates into:
<em>You </em><em>did </em><em>not</em><em> say</em><em> anything to Carlos.</em>
15. <u>Right answer:</u> dije
<em>Yo </em><em>dije</em><em> la verdad.</em>
dije is the conjugation of the irregular verb decir for the first-person singular. This sentence translates into:
<em>I </em><em>told </em><em>the truth</em>