Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
1st Edition
Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780131661493
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Page 30: El pretérito de los verbos irregulares C

Exercise 1
Step 1
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In this exercise, we need to complete the first line with the *Ustedes* form of the verb and the second line with the *nosotros* form of the verb, formatted in the preterite tense.
The sentence reads:
*”You _____ play sports, right?”
“Yes, ____ play baseball and hockey.”*
Step 2
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We need to conjugate the verb *poder* (can) in the correct preterite tense form. As indicated in the description of the task, the subject of the first sentence is *ustedes* (you). Therefore, we will use the third-person plural form of *poder*, which is “pudieron”.
The subject of the second sentence is *nosotros* (we). Therefore we will us the first-person plural form of *poder*, which is “pudimos”.

Note that the verb *poder* (can) is irregular because it has a different stem (pud-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

Result
3 of 3
pudieron; pudimos
Exercise 2
Step 1
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In this exercise, we need to complete the first line with the *Ustedes* form of the verb and the second line with the *nosotros* form of the verb, formatted in the preterite tense.
The sentence reads:
*”You ____ have to clean your rooms, right?”
“Yes, ___ to clean them.”*
Step 2
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We need to conjugate the verb *tener* (have) in the correct preterite tense form. As indicated in the description of the task, the subject of the first sentence is *ustedes* (you). Therefore, we will use the third-person plural form of *tener*, which is “tuvieron”.
The subject of the second sentence is *nosotros* (we). Therefore we will use the first-person plural form of *tener*, which is “tuvimos”.

Note that the verb *tener* (have) is irregular because it has a different stem (tuv-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

Result
3 of 3
tuvieron; tuvimos
Exercise 3
Step 1
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In this exercise, we need to complete the first line with the *Ustedes* form of the verb and the second line with the *nosotros* form of the verb, formatted in the preterite tense.
The sentence reads:
*”You ___ watched the student play, right?”
“Yes, ____ to see it.”*
Step 2
2 of 3
We need to conjugate the verb *venir* (come) in the correct preterite tense form. As indicated in the description of the task, the subject of the first sentence is *ustedes* (you). Therefore, we will use the third-person plural form of *venir*, which is “vinieron”.
The subject of the second sentence is *nosotros* (we). Therefore we will use the first-person plural form of *venir*, which is “vinimos”.

Note that the verb *venir* (come) is irregular because it has a different stem (vin-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

Result
3 of 3
vinieron; vinimos
Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 3
In this exercise, we need to complete the first line with the *Ustedes* form of the verb and the second line with the *nosotros* form of the verb, formatted in the preterite tense.
The sentence reads:
*”You ____ what happened to Jorge yesterday, right?”
“Yes, ____.”*
Step 2
2 of 3
We need to conjugate the verb *saber* (to know) in the correct preterite tense form. As indicated in the description of the task, the subject of the first sentence is *ustedes* (you). Therefore, we will use the third-person plural form of *saber*, which is “supieron”.
The subject of the second sentence is *nosotros* (we). Therefore we will use the first-person plural form of *saber*, which is “supimos”.

Note that the verb *saber* (to know) is irregular because it has a different stem (sup-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

Result
3 of 3
supieron; supimos
Exercise 5
Step 1
1 of 3
In this exercise, we need to complete the first line with the *Ustedes* form of the verb and the second line with the *nosotros* form of the verb, formatted in the preterite tense.
The sentence reads:
*”You _____ everything you did, right?”
“Yes, ____you everything.”*
Step 2
2 of 3
We need to conjugate the verb *decir* (tell) in the correct preterite tense form. As indicated in the description of the task, the subject of the first sentence is *ustedes* (you). Therefore, we will use the third-person plural form of *decir*, which is “dijeron”.
The subject of the second sentence is *nosotros* (we). Therefore we will use the first-person plural form of *decir*, which is “dijimos”.

Note that the verb *decir* (tell) is irregular because it has a different stem (dij-). The irregular verbs in the preterite that have a different stem don’t have accent marks in their forms.

Result
3 of 3
dijeron; dijimos
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