07. Preterit Tense Flashcards

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When do you use the preterit tense?

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Action that was totally completed in the past.

Action completed at a specific moment in the past.

Action that lasted for a specific period of time.

A series of actions that completed in the past.

Actions that aren’t usually repeated (e.g. discover, die, decide)

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What are the rules for regular verbs?

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Ar:
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, Aron

Er / Ir:
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

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What are the regular verb nuances?

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The following changes are required for the ‘yo’ form:

Car - swap c with qu
Gar - swap g with gu
Zar - swap z with c

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What are the rules for “eer” words e.g. leer?

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Le-í
Le-íste
Le-yó
Le-ímos
Le-ísteis
Le-yeron

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What are the rules for “oir” e.g. oir or desoir?

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O-í
O-iste
O-yó
O-ímos
O-ísteis
O-yeron

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What are the rules for “uir” verbs e.g. construir?

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U-í
U-íste
U-yó
U-imos
U-isteis
U-yeron

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What are the rules for the stem changing verbs?

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Ar verbs with stem changes don’t change in the preterit

Ir verbs only change for el / ellos e.g.
Pedir - pidió / pidieron
Dormir - durmió / durmieron
Preferir -prefirió / prefirieron

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What are the ‘uv’ irregular verbs?

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Andar (to walk)
Anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron

Estar (to be)
Estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

Tener (to have)
Tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis tuvieron

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What are the ‘u’ irregular verbs?

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Caber (to fit)
Cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupierion

Haber (must, to be)
Hube, hubiste, hubo, hubimos, hubisteis, hubieron

Poder (to be able)
Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pidieron

Poner (to put)
Puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron

Saber (to know)
Supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron

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What are the ‘i’ irregular verbs?

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Hacer (to do)
Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

Querer (to want)
Quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron

Venir (to come)
Vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron

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What are the ‘j’ irregular verbs?

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Atraer (to attract)
Atraje, atrajiste, atrajo, atrajimos, atrajisteis, atrajeron

Decir (to say)
Dije, dijiste, diji, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron

Producir (to produce)
Produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron

Traer (to bring)
Traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron

Traducir (to translate)
Traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujisteis, tradujeron

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What is the preterite conjugation of dar?

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Di
Diste
Dimos
Dio
Dieron

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What is the preterite conjugation of ser and ir?

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Fui
Fuiste
Fue
Fuimos
Fuisteis
Fueron

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