This Spanish Medium Review quiz will introduce you to conjugating IR verbs in the past tense. If you have been going through these quizzes in order you will have already learned how to conjugate AR and ER verbs in the past tense. You have also come to learn that verbs can be both regular verbs and irregular verbs. This holds true for IR verbs as well. Learning verbs and their conjugations takes a lot of practice and it takes time so try not to get discouraged. There will come a time when it all becomes as natural to you as it does in English.
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If you have not already taken the previous quizzes, please check them out now. Those quizzes are the Spanish Medium Review quizzes titled Grammar: Conjugating AR Verbs in the Past Tense! and Grammar: Conjugating ER Verbs in the Past Tense! To review even further, check out the Spanish Medium Review quiz titled Grammar: Learning to Conjugate in the Past Tense. Each one of those quizzes, and their introductions, will assist you in understanding how to take this quiz. In this quiz you will be focusing only on IR verbs. Those verbs are as follows.
ABRIR (to open) (regular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) abro; (tú) abres; (él/ella/usted/lo) abre; (nosotros/as) abrimos; (vosotros/as) abrís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) abren
- Past Tense: (yo) abrí; (tú) abriste; (él/ella/usted/lo) abrió; (nosotros/as) abrimos; (vosotros/as) abristeis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) abrieron
DECIR (to tell) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) digo; (tú) dices; (él/ella/usted/lo) dice; (nosotros/as) decimos; (vosotros/as) decís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) dicen
- Past Tense: (yo) dije; (tú) dijiste; (él/ella/usted/lo) dijo; (nosotros/as) dijimos; (vosotros/as) dijisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) dijeron (Notice that the J has an H sound. It is also important to note that in some countries decir (phonetically pronounced as day-seer) is pronounced as day-theer as the 'c' has a 'th' sound.)
DORMIR (to sleep) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) duermo; (tú) duermes; (él/ella/usted/lo) duerme; (nosotros/as) dormimos; (vosotros/as) dormís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) duermen
- Past Tense: (yo) dormí; (tú) dormiste; (él/ella/usted/lo) durmió; (nosotros/as) dormimos; (vosotros/as) dormisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) durmieron
IR (to go) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) voy; (tú) vas; (él/ella/usted/lo) va; (nosotros/as) vamos; (vosotros/as) vais; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) van
- Past Tense: (yo) fui; (tú) fuiste; (él/ella/usted/lo) fue; (nosotros/as) fuimos; (vosotros/as) fuisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) fueron
MORIR (to die) (irregular in present / regular in past)
- Present Tense: (yo) muero; (tú) mueres; (él/ella/usted/lo) muere; (nosotros/as) morimos; (vosotros/as) morís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) mueren
- Past Tense: (yo) morí; (tú) moriste; (él/ella/usted/lo) murió; (nosotros/as) morimos; (vosotros/as) moristeis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) murieron
VESTIR (to dress) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) visto; (tú) vistes; (él/ella/usted/lo) viste; (nosotros/as) vestimos; (vosotros/as) vestís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) visten
- Past Tense: (yo) vestí; (tú) vestiste; (él/ella/usted/lo) vistió; (nosotros/as) vestimos; (vosotros/as) vestisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) vistieron
VIVIR (to live) (regular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) vivo; (tú) vives; (él/ella/usted/lo) vive; (nosotros/as) vivimos; (vosotros/as) vivís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) viven
- Past Tense: (yo) viví; (tú) viviste; (él/ella/usted/lo) vivió; (nosotros/as) vivimos; (vosotros/as) vivisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) vivieron
PEDIR (to ask) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) pido; (tú) pides; (él/ella/usted/lo) pide; (nosotros/as) pedimos; (vosotros/as) pedís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) piden
- Past Tense: (yo) pedí; (tú) pediste; (él/ella/usted/lo) pidió; (nosotros/as) pedimos; (vosotros/as) pedisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) pidieron
DESCRIBIR (to describe) (regular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) describo; (tú) describes; (él/ella/usted/lo) describe; (nosotros/as) describimos; (vosotros/as) describís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) describen
- Past Tense: (yo) describí; (tú) describiste; (él/ella/usted/lo) describió; (nosotros/as) describimos; (vosotros/as) describisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) describieron
ENCUBRIR (to hide) (regular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) encubro; (tú) encubres; (él/ella/usted/lo) encubre; (nosotros/as) encubrimos; (vosotros/as) encubrís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) encubren
- Past Tense: (yo) encubrí; (tú) encubriste; (él/ella/usted/lo) encubrió; (nosotros/as) encubrimos; (vosotros/as) encubristeis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) encubrieron
MENTIR (to lie) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) miento; (tú) mientes; (él/ella/usted/lo) miente; (nosotros/as) mentimos; (vosotros/as) mentís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) mienten
- Past Tense: (yo) mentí; (tú) mentiste; (él/ella/usted/lo) mintió; (nosotros/as) mentimos; (vosotros/as) mentisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) mintieron
VENIR (to come) (irregular in both present and past)
- Present Tense: (yo) vengo; (tú) vienes; (él/ella/usted/lo) viene; (nosotros/as) venimos; (vosotros/as) venís; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) vienen
- Past Tense: (yo) vine; (tú) viniste; (él/ella/usted/lo) vino; (nosotros/as) vinimos; (vosotros/as) vinisteis; (ellos/ellas/ustedes/los) vinieron
Did you notice how different it is to conjugate 'ir' (to go)? Remember that when you conjugate you drop the verb’s ending. When you drop IR you have nothing left. This leaves conjugating this verb wide open so it is one of the verbs that needs to be memorized in each tense. In fact, several of these verbs have quite a different spelling when conjugated in the past tense.
As was stated earlier, take as much time as you need to really get to know these verbs in both their present tense and past tense forms. You do not need to rush through them. Move at the pace that is most comfortable to you. There is no punching a time clock here! When you believe have a good grasp of how verbs are conjugated in both present and past tenses, then move forward and take this quiz. Read each question carefully and then locate the correct answer to that question.
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What is the plural familiar past tense of pedir? |
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pedísteis |
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pidisteis |
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pedisteis |
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pedistéis |
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How would you conjugate the verb dormir in the past tense using the pronoun they? |
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dormireon |
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durmieron |
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dormeron |
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duermieron |
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How would you conjugate the verb ir in the past tense using the direct object pronoun it? |
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fió |
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fuí |
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fué |
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fue |
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What does the Spanish word vivimos mean in English? |
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we lived |
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we came |
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we dressed |
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we visited |
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What does the Spanish word moristeis mean in English? |
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you died (plural familiar) |
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you murdered (singular familiar) |
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you murdered (plural familiar) |
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you died (singular familiar) |
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How would you conjugate the verb abrir in the past tense using the pronoun I? |
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abró; |
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abrí |
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abré |
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abrió |
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What does the Spanish word dijiste mean in English? |
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you do (singular formal) |
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you did (singular formal) |
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you decided (singular familiar) |
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you told (singular familiar) |
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How would you conjugate the verb mentir in the past tense using the pronoun we? |
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mentemos |
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mientemos |
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mentimos |
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mientimos |
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How would you conjugate the verb encubrir in the past tense using the pronoun he? |
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encubré |
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encubrió |
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encubró |
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encuebrió |
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What does the Spanish word describieron mean in English? |
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they decided |
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we decided |
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we described |
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they described |
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1.
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What is the plural familiar past tense of pedir? |
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pedísteis |
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pidisteis |
[x] |
pedisteis |
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pedistéis |
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How would you conjugate the verb dormir in the past tense using the pronoun they? |
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dormireon |
[x] |
durmieron |
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dormeron |
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duermieron |
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How would you conjugate the verb ir in the past tense using the direct object pronoun it? |
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fió |
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fuí |
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fué |
[x] |
fue |
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4.
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What does the Spanish word vivimos mean in English? |
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[x] |
we lived |
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we came |
[ ] |
we dressed |
[ ] |
we visited |
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5.
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What does the Spanish word moristeis mean in English? |
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[x] |
you died (plural familiar) |
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you murdered (singular familiar) |
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you murdered (plural familiar) |
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you died (singular familiar) |
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How would you conjugate the verb abrir in the past tense using the pronoun I? |
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abró; |
[x] |
abrí |
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abré |
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abrió |
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7.
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What does the Spanish word dijiste mean in English? |
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you do (singular formal) |
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you did (singular formal) |
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you decided (singular familiar) |
[x] |
you told (singular familiar) |
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How would you conjugate the verb mentir in the past tense using the pronoun we? |
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mentemos |
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mientemos |
[x] |
mentimos |
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mientimos |
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How would you conjugate the verb encubrir in the past tense using the pronoun he? |
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encubré |
[x] |
encubrió |
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encubró |
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encuebrió |
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10.
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What does the Spanish word describieron mean in English? |
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they decided |
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we decided |
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we described |
[x] |
they described |
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