1.
Ayer, mis padres _______________________ (correr) en el parque.
Correct Answer
C. Corrieron
Explanation
The correct answer is "corrieron." In Spanish, the verb "correr" means "to run." The sentence "Ayer, mis padres corrieron en el parque" translates to "Yesterday, my parents ran in the park." The verb form "corrieron" is the preterite tense of "correr," which is used to indicate an action that occurred in the past. Therefore, "corrieron" is the correct conjugation to match the subject "mis padres" (my parents) and the past tense of the sentence.
2.
El año pasado, mi mejor amiga y yo _____________________ (visitar) la ciudad de México.
Correct Answer
A. Visitamos
Explanation
Last year, my best friend and I visited the city of Mexico. The verb "visitar" is conjugated in the past tense for the first person plural, which is "visitamos."
3.
Anoche, tú me _____________________ (llamar) a las once de la noche.
Correct Answer
B. Llamaste
Explanation
The correct answer is "llamaste" because it is the conjugated form of the verb "llamar" in the second person singular (tú) in the past tense. It translates to "you called" in English, indicating that last night, the person being addressed called the speaker at eleven o'clock at night.
4.
Esta mañana, Pancho ______________________ (sacudir) los muebles.
Correct Answer
C. Sacudió
Explanation
The correct answer is "sacudió" because it is the correct conjugation of the verb "sacudir" in the third person singular (él/ella/usted) in the past tense.
5.
Después de la cena anoche, Ana y Margarita ___________________ (lavar) los platos.
Correct Answer
B. Lavaron
Explanation
Después de la cena anoche, Ana y Margarita lavaron los platos. (After dinner last night, Ana and Margarita washed the dishes.)
6.
A las nueve de la mañana, yo _________________ (pasar) la aspiradora en la sala.
Correct Answer
A. Pasé
Explanation
The correct answer is "pasé". This is the correct conjugation of the verb "pasar" in the past tense for the first person singular pronoun "yo" (I). It indicates that at nine in the morning, the speaker vacuumed the living room.
7.
El domingo pasado la familia Gonzalez _____________________ (cenar) en el restaurante "El Campesino."
Correct Answer
D. Cenó
Explanation
Last Sunday, the Gonzalez family had dinner at the restaurant "El Campesino." The verb "cenó" is the correct form because it agrees with the subject "la familia Gonzalez" in the past tense.
8.
María, José y Nicolás no __________________________ (nadar) en la piscina anoche.
Correct Answer
A. Nadaron
Explanation
María, José, and Nicolás are the subject of the sentence, and the verb "nadar" is conjugated in the past tense. The correct conjugation for the subject "María, José y Nicolás" in the past tense is "nadaron." Therefore, the correct answer is "nadaron."
9.
Vosotros _________________ (arreglar) la sala el fin de semana pasado.
Correct Answer
C. Arreglasteis
Explanation
The correct answer is "arreglasteis." In Spanish, "vosotros" is the informal second-person plural pronoun, used to address a group of people you are familiar with. The verb "arreglar" means "to fix" or "to arrange." In the past tense, the conjugation for "vosotros" is formed by adding the ending "-asteis" to the stem of the verb. Therefore, "arreglasteis" is the correct conjugation for "vosotros arreglar" in the past tense, indicating that "you all fixed" or "you all arranged" the sala last weekend.
10.
Tú ___________________ (estudiar) mucho para la prueba en la biblioteca anoche.
Correct Answer
A. Estudiaste
Explanation
The correct answer is "estudiaste". This is the correct conjugation of the verb "estudiar" in the past tense for the second person singular (tú). It means "you studied" and matches with the subject "tú" in the sentence.