1 Preterit Flashcards
Recipe 2
Hay / Había / Hubo
What has Recipe 3 become?
Estar / Ser have been put together.
What is Recipe 4?
tengo / tiene / tenía / tuvo
What is Recipe 5 now?
quiero / quiere / quería / quiso
Recipe 6?
gusta / gustaba / gustó
What’s the difference between the 2 past tenses?
Imperfect = ongoing or indeterminant timing
Preterit = the beginning or end of an action
What will preterit sentences likely have?
The mention of a specific time → yesterday, at 5:00, last Tuesday
noncontinuous action
What might Imperfect sentences have?
General timing → todos los días
Continuous action
There was a party at 5:00.
Hubo una fiesta a las cinco.
preterit
Was there a meeting Tuesday?
¿Hubo una cita el martes?
Were there problems yesterday?
¿Hubo problemas ayer?
five days ago
cinco días atrás
I want to improve my pronunciation.
Quiero mejorar mi pronunciación.
I would like to alleviate the symptoms.
Me gustaría aliviar las sintomas.
In order to improve my Spanish, I have to practice it.
Para mejorar mi español, tengo que practicarlo.