In this exercise, you have to complete the sentences with the present or preterite tense of the verbs in brackets.

The sentence reads:

*Dad _____ in the morning, but yesterday he (not) _____.*

The given verb is *afeitarse*, which means *to shave*.

The first part of the sentence describes the action of shaving that is repeated every morning as a part of a daily routine. Therefore, we will use the present tense here. The correct form is *se afeita* (shaves).

“Dad **shaves** in the morning…”

In the other part of the sentence, the action of shaving is in the past. Therefore, we will use the preterite tense. The correct form is *se afeitó (shaved)*. Since this part of the sentence is negative, there is *no* before the verb.

“…yesterday, he **didn’t shave**.”

In this exercise, you have to complete the sentences with the present or preterite tense of the verbs in brackets.

The sentence reads:

*I always _____ at 8, but on Wednesday I ______ at 6 to study.*

The given verb is *despetarse*, which means *to wake up*.

The first part of the sentence describes the action repeated every morning as a part of a daily routine. Therefore, we will use the present tense here. The correct form is *me despierto (I wake up)*.

“I always **get up** at…”

In the other part of the sentence, the action is not part of the daily routine of the subject. It is an exception that happened in the past. Therefore, we will use the preterite tense. The correct form is *me desperté (I woke up)*.

“but on Wednesday I **woke up** at…”

In this exercise, you have to complete the sentences with the present or preterite tense of the verbs in brackets.

The sentence reads:

*Patricia and I ______ from school at 3:30, but two days ago we ______ at 5.*

The given verb is *regresar*, which means t*o come back*.

In the first part of the sentence, we have the repetitive action. Therefore, we will use the present tense here. The correct form is *regresamos (we come back).*

“Patricia and I **come back** from school at…”

In the other part of the sentence, the action is not part of the daily routine of the subject. It is an exception that happened in the past. Therefore, we will use the preterite tense. The correct form is *regresamos (we came back)*.

“…but two days ago we **came back** at…”

In this exercise, you have to complete the sentences with the present or preterite tense of the verbs in brackets.

The sentence reads:

*Mum and dad _____ dinner together, but mum worked late, so they _____ it together on Thursday and Friday.*

The given verb is *preparar*, which means *to prepare*.

In the first part of the sentence, we have the repetitive action. Therefore, we will use the present tense here. The correct form is *preparen* *(they prepare).*

“Mum and dad **prepare** dinner together…”

In the other part of the sentence, the action of preparing dinner is not repetitive. Since mom worked late they couldn’t prepare it together every day, like they used to. In this context, the action of preparing dinner together is an exception that happened on Thursday and Friday. Therefore, we will use the preterite tense. The correct form is *prepararon* (they prepared).

“…so they **prepared** it together on Thursday and Friday.”

In this exercise, you have to complete the sentences with the present or preterite tense of the verbs in brackets.

The sentence reads:

*Patricia, you usually _____ early, but last night you _____ after midnight.*

The given verb is *acostarse*, which means to *go to bed*.

The first part of the sentence describes a habit. Therefore, we will use the present tense. The correct form is *te acuestas (you go to bed)*.

“You usually **go to bed** early…”

In the other part of the sentence, the action is not repetitive. It is an exception that happened in the past. Therefore, we will use the preterite tense. The correct form is *te acostaste (you went to bed)*.

“…but last night you **went to bed** after midnight.”