Una nueva vida: 2nd person singular and plural preterite | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the Spanish and English.

caer

⇔

to fall, falling ✓

cambiar

⇔

to change, changing ✓

cruzar

⇔

to cross, crossing ✓

mandar

⇔

to send, sending ✓

quedarse

⇔

to stay, staying ✓

pelear

⇔

to fight, fighting ✓
Match the Spanish and English.

atravesar

⇔

to cross, crossing ✓

aprovechar

⇔

to make the most of ✓

considerar

⇔

to consider, considering ✓

regresar

⇔

to go back, come back ✓
How do you say 'you' in Spanish?

tú ✓

yo

vosotros ✓

nosotros

vosotras ✓
The preterite tense is used to communicate completed events in the ...

'past' ✓
Which verb is in the 2nd person singular form of the preterite tense?

empujé

empujaste ✓

empujó

empujamos

empujaron
Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'hablar' in the preterite tense: '______ con tu hermanastro' (you -singular - spoke with your step-brother).

'hablaste' ✓

Exit quiz

Match the Spanish and English.

apagar

⇔

to turn off, turning off ✓

luchar

⇔

to fight, struggle ✓

tardar

⇔

to be late, take a long time ✓

igualdad

⇔

equality ✓

paro

⇔

unemployment ✓

mayor

⇔

biggest, greatest ✓
Match the Spanish and English.

arreglar

⇔

to fix, repair ✓

solicitar

⇔

to request, apply for ✓

superar

⇔

to get over, overcome ✓

utilizar

⇔

to use, utilise ✓

alojamiento

⇔

accommodation ✓

riqueza

⇔

wealth ✓
The 2nd person subject pronouns in Spanish are tú, ______ and vosotras.

'vosotros' ✓
Complete the question with the correct possessive adjective: '¿cuándo acostáis a __________ hijos?' (when do you put your children to bed?).

tu

tus

vuestros ✓

vuestras
What is 'you (plural) stole' in Spanish?

robaste

robasteis ✓

robaron

robamos
In which order would the preterite forms of 'empezar' appear in this sentence?: 'tú __________ al mediodía pero vosotras __________ a las dos'.

empezaste, empezasteis ✓

empezasteis, empezaste

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Key learning points

The Spanish 2nd person subject pronouns are 'tú', 'vosotros' and 'vosotras'.
The Spanish 2nd person possessive adjectives are 'tú(s)', 'vuestro(s)' and 'vuestra(s)'.
Regular -ar verbs in the 2nd person singular of the preterite tense end in -aste.
Regular -ar verbs in the 2nd person plural of the preterite tense end in -asteis.

Common misconception

Their is only one way to say 'your' in Spanish.

There are six ways to say 'your' in Spanish depending on the gender and number of the following noun, and whether the owner is singular or plural: tu, tus, vuestro, vuestra, vuestros and vuestras

Keywords

2nd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' singular
2nd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' plural
Subject pronoun - refers to the subject of a verb e.g. I, they
Possessive adjective - identifies ownership or possession of a noun e.g. my, their
Preterite - tense used to express completed events in the past