Spanish Present vs Preterite Listening Quiz

1. "hablo" and "habló" differ in stress as well as meaning.

True False

2. In "habló," the final syllable is stressed.

True False

3. "trabajo" means "I work" in the lesson's contrast.

True False

4. "trabajó" means "he / she worked" in the lesson's contrast.

True False

5. The final stressed -ó is an important preterite signal for third-person singular regular -AR verbs.

True False

6. "como" and "comió" are presented as identical in stress.

True False

7. "comió" has a stressed final -ió.

True False

8. "escribió" is a preterite form meaning "he / she wrote."

True False

9. Regular -AR yo preterite forms can have a stressed -é, as in "trabajé."

True False

10. Regular -ER / -IR yo preterite forms can have a stressed -í, as in "comí" and "escribí."

True False

11. In listening, the learner can rely on seeing the written accent mark.

True False

12. "Hablamos español todos los días" is interpreted as a present routine because of the time expression.

True False

13. "Ayer hablamos español" is interpreted as a completed past event because of the time context.

True False

14. The form "hablamos" by itself always proves that the sentence is present tense.

True False

15. "Trabajo en una oficina" is present tense in the lesson's listening task.

True False

16. "Ayer trabajó en una oficina" is supported as preterite by both the stressed ending and "ayer."

True False

17. "Comió a las dos" is interpreted as a completed past event.

True False

18. The lesson recommends combining stress, verb endings, and time context when listening.

True False