Dar Preterite Practice

Question 1

Ayer yo le ___ las llaves del carro a mi hermano. (dar)

Accepted Answer

di. Ayer marks a completed event, so the preterite is needed. Dar takes -er/-ir endings here, and the yo form di carries no accent — dí is a spelling error.

Question 2

¿Tú le ___ tu dirección a ese desconocido anoche? (dar)

Accepted Answer

diste. Anoche points to a finished action last night, so the preterite fits. The tú form uses the -er/-ir ending -iste: diste.

Question 3

El lunes pasado el gerente nos ___ la mala noticia del cierre. (dar)

Accepted Answer

dio. El lunes pasado marks a specific completed moment, so the preterite is required. The third person form is dio with no accent — dió is the classic mistake.

Question 4

Anoche nosotros ___ un paseo por el centro después de cenar. (dar)

Accepted Answer

dimos. Anoche frames one finished outing, so the preterite is needed. Nosotros takes the -er/-ir ending -imos: dimos. Dar un paseo means 'to take a walk'.

Question 5

Ayer mis padres me ___ permiso para ir al concierto. (dar)

Accepted Answer

dieron. Ayer signals a single completed decision. Mis padres is plural, so the ellos form dieron — d- plus the -er/-ir ending -ieron.

Question 6

La semana pasada yo ___ una charla sobre reciclaje en la escuela. (dar)

Accepted Answer

di. La semana pasada closes the time frame, so the preterite fits. The yo form is the tiny accent-free di. Dar una charla means 'to give a talk'.

Question 7

Camila le ___ de comer al bebé y lo acostó temprano. (dar)

Accepted Answer

dio. The sequence of completed actions (she fed him and put him to bed) calls for the preterite. Camila is singular: dio, written without an accent.

Question 8

¿Vosotros le ___ las gracias al guía al terminar el tour ayer? (dar)

Accepted Answer

disteis. Ayer and al terminar el tour mark one finished moment, so the preterite is needed. Vosotros takes the -er/-ir ending -isteis: disteis. Dar las gracias means 'to thank'.

Question 9

Anoche tú me ___ un susto terrible al llegar sin avisar. (dar)

Accepted Answer

diste. Anoche marks a single completed event, so the preterite fits. Tú takes -iste: diste. Dar un susto means 'to give someone a fright'.

Question 10

El año pasado nosotros le ___ una sorpresa a la abuela por sus ochenta años. (dar)

Accepted Answer

dimos. El año pasado frames one completed celebration, so the preterite is required. Nosotros: d- + -imos → dimos, with no accent anywhere.

Question 11

Profesor, ¿usted ya le ___ la nota final a Sofía? (dar)

Accepted Answer

dio. Ya asks whether the action is already completed, which calls for the preterite. Usted takes the third person singular form dio — never dió.

Question 12

De repente yo me ___ cuenta de que había olvidado el pasaporte. (dar)

Accepted Answer

di. De repente signals a sudden completed realization, a classic preterite trigger. Darse cuenta ('to realize') uses dar: me di cuenta, with accent-free di.

Question 13

El domingo pasado los organizadores ___ premios a los tres mejores corredores. (dar)

Accepted Answer

dieron. El domingo pasado pins the event to a finished day, so the preterite is needed. Los organizadores is plural: dieron, with the -ieron ending of -er/-ir verbs.

Question 14

¿Ustedes le ___ agua al perro antes de salir esta mañana? (dar)

Accepted Answer

dieron. Antes de salir esta mañana refers to a completed action earlier today, so the preterite fits. Ustedes takes the third person plural form dieron.

Practice.