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Llegar Preterite Practice

Llegar (to arrive) in the preterite: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Spelling change g→gu•A1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

Llegar is regular in the preterite except for one letter: the yo form is llegué, with gu. Without the u, 'llegé' would be read with a soft g as in gente, so Spanish inserts it to keep the hard sound. The rest is standard -ar: llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.

The same rule hits every verb ending in -gar — pagué, jugué, entregué — and its cousins in -car (busqué) and -zar (empecé). In this tense only yo is affected; llegó and llegaron are perfectly regular.

IIConjugation
llegarPreterite
yo
llegué
tú
llegaste
él / ella / usted
llegó
nosotros
llegamos
vosotros
llegasteis
ellos / ustedes
llegaron
Regular in sound; g becomes gu before e to keep the hard g: llegué, and the whole subjunctive (llegue).

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48 exercises on llegar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Spelling change (yo)
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Ayer yo _____ tarde a clase por culpa del tráfico. (llegar)

Yesterday I was late for class because of the traffic.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿A qué hora _____ tú anoche? No te oí entrar. (llegar)

What time did you get in last night? I didn't hear you come in.

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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El paquete _____ el lunes pasado, dos días antes de lo previsto. (llegar)

The parcel arrived last Monday, two days earlier than expected.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Después de seis horas de viaje, mis amigos y yo por fin _____ a Cusco. (llegar)

After six hours of travelling, my friends and I finally reached Cusco.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Los invitados _____ todos a la vez y el salón se llenó. (llegar)

The guests all arrived at once and the room filled up.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Spelling change (yo)
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Cuando yo _____ al aeropuerto, el vuelo ya había salido. (llegar)

When I got to the airport, the flight had already left.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿Tú _____ bien a casa después de la fiesta? Estaba preocupada. (llegar)

Did you get home safely after the party? I was worried.

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Llegar a + infinitive
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Mi abuelo _____ a conocer a su bisnieta antes de morir. (llegar)

My grandfather got to meet his great-granddaughter before he died.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Tras dos horas de reunión, nosotros _____ a un acuerdo con el cliente. (llegar)

After a two-hour meeting, we reached an agreement with the client.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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¿Cuándo _____ tus padres a España? ¿En los años ochenta? (llegar)

When did your parents come to Spain? In the eighties?

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿Vosotros _____ a tiempo al concierto de anoche? (llegar)

Did you (all) get to last night's concert on time?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Tense contrast
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Normalmente llego a las ocho, pero hoy _____ a las diez. (llegar)

I usually get in at eight, but today I got in at ten.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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Anoche la noticia _____ a la redacción a medianoche. (llegar)

Last night the news reached the newsroom at midnight.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Mis primos _____ a la estación justo cuando salía el tren. (llegar)

My cousins got to the station just as the train was leaving.

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