3/9 Past tense verbs (preterito)

Question 1

Review: 3 types of infinitive verb endings in Spanish

Answer 1

ar as in hablar - ando
er as in comer - iendo
ir as in vivir - iendo

Question 2

Review: Regular present tense of -ar ending verbs

Answer 2

Yo estudio - o
Tu estudias - as
El/Ella/Ud estudia - a
Nosotros estudiamos - amos
Vosotros estudiais - ais
Ellos/Ellas/Uds estudian - an

Question 3

Review: Regular present tense of -er ending verbs

Answer 3

Yo como - o
Tu comes - es
El/Ella/Ud come - e
Nosotros comemos - emos
Vosotros comeis - eis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds comen - en

Question 4

Review: Regular present tense of -ir ending verbs

Answer 4

Yo abro - o
Tu abres - es
El/Ella/Ud come - e
Nosotros abrimos - imos
Vosotros abris - is
Ellos/Ellas/Uds abren - en

Question 5

To study - estudiar - regular preterite tense for -ar ending verbs

Answer 5

to study - estudiar
Yo estudie - e
Tu estudiaste - aste
El/Ella/Ud estudio - o
Nosotros estudiamos - amos
Vosotros estudiasteis - asteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds estudiaron - aron

Question 6

To learn - aprender - regular preterite tense for -ir and -er ending verbs

Answer 6

to learn - aprender
Yo aprendi - i
Tu aprendiste - iste
El/Ella/Ud aprendio - io
Nosotros aprendimos - imos
Vosotros aprendisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds aprendieron - ieron

Question 7

To be - estar - irregular preterite tense for -ar ending verbs

Answer 7

to be - estar
Yo estuve - uve
Tu estuviste - uviste
El/Ella/Ud estuvo - uvo
Nosotros estuvimos - imos
Vosotros estuvisteis - uvisteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds estuvieron - ieron

Question 8

To go - ir - irregular preterite tense for -ir ending verbs

Answer 8

to go - ir
Yo fui - i
Tu fuiste - iste
El/Ella/Ud fue - e
Nosotros fuimos - imos
Vosotros fuisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds fueron - eron

Question 9

To be - ser - same irregular preterite tense as -ir even though it ends in -er

Answer 9

to be - ser 
Yo fui - i
Tu fuiste - iste
El/Ella/Ud fue - e
Nosotros fuimos - imos
Nosotros fuisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds fueron - eron

Question 10

To do/make - hacer - irregular preterite tense for -er ending verbs

Answer 10

to do/make - hacer
Yo hice - e
Tu hiciste - iste
El/Ella/Ud hizo - o
Nosotros hicimos - imos
Vosotros hicisteis - isteis
Ellas/Ellos/Uds hicieron - ieron

Question 11

To be able to/could - poder - irregular perterite tense for -er ending verbs

Answer 11

to be able to/could -poder
Yo pude - e
Tu pudiste - iste
El/Ella/Ud pudo - o
Nosotros pudimos - imos
Vosotros pudisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds pudieron - ieron

Question 12

To have - tener - irregular preterite tense of -er ending verbs

Answer 12

to have - tener
Yo tuve - e
Tu tuviste - iste
El/Ello/Ud tuvo - o
Nosotros tuvimos - imos
Vosotros tuvisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds tuvieron - ieron

Question 13

To know - saber - irregular preterite tense of -er ending verbs

Answer 13

to know - saber
Yo supe - e
Tu supiste - iste
El/Ella/Ud supo - o
Nosotros supimos - imos
Vosotros supisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds supieron - ieron

Question 14

To live - vivir - regular preterite tense of -ir ending verbs

Answer 14

to live - vivir
Yo vivi - i 
Tu viviste - iste
El/Ella/Ud vivio - io
Nosotros vivimos - imos
Vosotros vivisteis - isteis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds vivieron - ieron

Question 15

I was a good student - yo fui un buen estudiante

Answer 15

I was - Yo fui - is irregular preterite form of ser (to be) in the first person singular yo. Also, fui indicates at one time you were a good student. If you meant to say that you ‘used to be’ a good student during a protracted amount of time, you would use the imperfect tense

Question 16

Use of ser (to be) and estar (to be) preterite tense

Answer 16

both are irregular preterite tense verbs

                     Estar             Ser Yo -                     estuve          fui Tu -                    estuviste      fuiste El/Ella/Ud -          estuvo           fue Nosotros -           estuvimos     fuimos Vosotros -           estuvisteis     fuisteis Ellos/Ellas/Uds - estuvieron        fueron

Question 17

you are

Answer 17

usted es

tu eres

Question 18

the coast

Answer 18

la costa

Question 19

thanks for coming

Answer 19

gracias por venir

Question 20

alright

Answer 20

de acuerdo or esta bien

Question 21

volver

Answer 21

come back/return

Question 22

devolver

Answer 22

give back

Question 23

see you soon

Answer 23

hasta pronto

Question 24

even

Answer 24

hasta - loosely translates to the English word even

Question 25

terminar/acabar

Answer 25

when terminar goes before the verb, you must add de after the verb, terminar + de + infinitive

Question 26

poor

Answer 26

pobre - when used before the noun it means unfortunate. When used after the noun it means w/o money

Question 27

beautiful

Answer 27

guapo(a)/bello(a)

Question 28

to spend money | to spend time

Answer 28

money - gastar dinero | time - para pasar el tiempo

Question 29

poverty

Answer 29

la probeza

Question 30

world

Answer 30

el mundo

Question 31

people

Answer 31

hente - used for a collective group of people | personas - refers to individuality

Question 32

I don't believe it

Answer 32

no lo creo yo - In Spanish, emphasis on the subject (yo) is placed after the verb instead of at the start of the sentence

Question 33

swim

Answer 33

nadar

Question 34

What is preterite tense in Spanish

Answer 34

It is 1 of 2 past tenses. It is associated with a single action that is terminated and complete, rather than an action that was on going for a period of time.

Question 35

To tell/say present tense

Answer 35

``` To say/tell Yo digo Tu dices El/Ella/Ud dice Nosotros decimos Vosotros decis Ellos/Ellas/Uds dicen ```

Question 36

Said/told preterito tense

Answer 36

``` Said/told Yo dije Tu dijiste El/Ella/Ud dijo Nosotros dijimos Vosotros dijisteis Ellos/Ella's/Uds dijeron ```