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Preguntar (to ask) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

Preguntar (to ask) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Preguntar - Conjugation of to ask in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

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Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Conjugation of to ask in Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo pregunté I asked
tú preguntaste you asked
él/ella preguntó he asked
nosotros/nosotras preguntamos We asked
vosotros/vosotras preguntasteis you asked
ellos/ellas preguntaron they asked

Example phrases

Spanish English
Pregunté a Juan sobre las noticias. I asked Juan about the news.
Preguntaste cuándo vuelve el presentador. You asked when the presenter returns.
Preguntó si ver un programa importante. He/she asked if to watch an important program.
Preguntamos al reportero sobre el reportaje. We asked the reporter about the report.
Preguntasteis si el programa era útil. You asked if the programme was useful.
Preguntaron al funcionario sobre la reacción actual. They asked the official about the current reaction.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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pregunté, preguntaste, preguntó, preguntamos, preguntasteis, preguntaron

1.
... si el programa era útil.
(You asked if the programme was useful.)
2.
... al reportero sobre el reportaje.
(We asked the reporter about the report.)
3.
... si ver un programa importante.
(He/she asked if to watch an important program.)
4.
... al funcionario sobre la reacción actual.
(They asked the official about the current reaction.)
5.
... cuándo vuelve el presentador.
(You asked when the presenter returns.)
6.
... a juan sobre las noticias.
(I asked Juan about the news.)