In this exercise, you need to complete these sentences with the past tense form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Last Saturday, my family and I ____ (do) the weekly cleaning.

The subject is a plural first person, so the correct past tense form of *hacer* is **hicimos**.

2. My brother Jorge ____ (sweep) the kitchen floor.

The subject is a singular third person, so the correct past tense form of *barrer* is **barrió**.

3. I ____ (vacuum) the living room.

The subject is a singular first person, so the correct past tense form of *pasar* is **pasé**.

4. My parents ____ (remove) the seats to clean them and ____ (return) them to their place.

The subject is a plural third person, so the correct past tense forms of *quitar* and *volver* are **quitaron** and **volvieron**.

5. I ____ (wash) all the dirty laundry and ____ (put) it in the closet.

The subject is a singular first person, so the correct past tense form of *lavar* and *poner* are **lavé** and **puse**.

6. We ____ (finish) everything in less than an hour.

The subject is a plural first person, so the correct past tense form of *terminar* is **terminamos**.

7. Then, my mother ____ (open) the refrigerator.

The subject is a singular third person, so the correct past tense form of *abrir* is **abrió**.

8. She ____ (see) there was nothing to eat.

The subject is a singular third person, so the correct past tense form of *ver* is **vio**.

9. My father ____ (say) he would go to the supermarket. We all ____ (decide) to join him.

The first subject is a singular third person, so the correct past tense form of *decir* is **dijo**; the second is a plural first person, so the correct form is **decidimos**.

10. I ____ (turn) the lights off and we ____ (leave) for the supermarket.

The first subject is a singular first person, so the correct past tense form of *apagar* is **apagué**; the second is a plural first person, so the correct form is **fuimos**.

In this exercise, you need to combine elements from each of the columns in the box to narrate what each of these people did. The columns are:

| | | | |
|–|–|–|–|
|last night | my classmate | chatted| ?|
|the day before yesterday |my brother | give|? |
|yesterday | my friends| say| ?|
|twice |my Spanish teacher |go |? |
|last week |I | read|? |
|once | | ask for|? |
| | | have to| ?|

So, you could write:

* *Anoche, mi compañero de clase dijo que haría la tarea.*
Last night, my classmate said he’d do the homework.

* *Ayer, my hermano leyó mi diario.*
Yesterday, my brother read my diary.

* *La semana pasada, el profesor de español pidió que hiciéramos silencio.*
Last week, the Spanish teacher asked for us to be silent.

* *Anteayer, mis amigos fueron al cine.*
The day before yesterday, my friends went to the movies.

* *Una vez, yo conversé con el director de mi escuela.*
Once, I chatted with my school’s principal.

In this exercise, you need to write full sentences indicating when you last did each of these things, giving details.

1. do errands

You could write:

*La última vez que hice mandados fue la semana pasada. Fui al banco a buscar papeles.*
The last time I did errands was last week. I went to the bank to pick up some papers.

2. tell a lie

You could write:

*La última vez que dije una mentira fue ayer. Dije que había limpiado mi cuarto, pero no lo había hecho.*
The last time I told a lie was yesterday. I said I had cleaned my room, but I hadn’t.

3. be late

You could write:

*La última vez que anduve atrasado fue anteayer. Llegué media hora tarde a clase porque se retrasó el autobus.*
The last time I was late was the day before yesterday. I was half an hour late to class because the bus was late.

4. forget something important

You could write:

*La última vez que olvidé algo importante fue en octubre. Olvidé el cumpleaños de mi tío.*
The last time I forgot something important was in October. I forgot my uncle’s birthday.

5. return a gift

You could write:

*La última vez que devolví un regalo fue cuando tenía trece años. Devolví una camisa porque no me entraba.*
The last time I returned a gift was when I was thirteen years old. I returned a shirt because it didn’t fit me.

6. go shopping

You could write:

*La última vez que fui de compras fue hace un mes. Compré un par de zapatos y una camisa.*
The last time I went shopping was a month ago. I bought a pair of shoes and a shirt.

7. hear good/bad news

You could write:

*La última vez que oí una mala noticia fue esta semana. Oí que se había roto un caño en mi casa.*
The last time I heard bad news was this week. I heard that a pipe had broken at my house.

8. find an amazing offer

You could write:

*La última vez que encontré una ganga increíble fue ayer. Encontré anteojos de sol muy baratos.*
The last time I found an amazing offer was yesterday. I found very cheap sunglasses.

9. try clothes on at a store

You could write:

*La última vez que me probé ropa en una tienda fue hace un mes. Me probé un vestido.*
The last time I tried clothes on at a store was a month ago. I tried on a dress.

10. buy something very expensive

You could write:

*La última vez que compré algo muy caro fue en julio. Compré entradas para un concierto.*
The last time I bought something very expensive was in July. I bought tickets for a concert.