How to Use Irregular Preterites in Spanish

What are some examples of irregular preterites in Spanish?

Let's practice conjugating irregular verbs in the preterite tense.

Can you provide the correct conjugation of the verbs in Preterite Tense?

The correct conjugation of the verbs in Preterite Tense is:

1. Rosa no hizo la tarea ayer.
2. Ayer hubo un terremoto en Chile.
3. Esa planta grande no produjo ninguna fruta.
4. Nosotros le dijimos una mentira.
5. El sábado Mario no estuvo en casa en todo el día.
6. Yo supe la verdad.
7. Yo lo puse en la mesa... ¿no lo ves?
8. Nosotros no tuvimos tiempo de terminar las invitaciones.
9. Los estudiantes no pudieron traducir el párrafo.
10. El niño no quiso comer las verduras.

Preterite and Imperfect Tense in Spanish

The difference between the use of the preterite and the imperfect tense is that when preterite conjugations are used, a base reference to the tense in which they occur is usually given.

For its part, the imperfect tense is used when the period of time to which it refers is not mentioned exactly, that is, the day or date.