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3/9 Past tense verbs (preterito) Flashcards

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Review: 3 types of infinitive verb endings in Spanish

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

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Review: Regular present tense of -ar ending verbs

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Yo estudio - o
Tu estudias - as
El/Ella/Ud estudia - a
Nosotros estudiamos - amos
Vosotros estudiais - ais
Ellos/Ellas/Uds estudian - an
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Review: Regular present tense of -er ending verbs

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Yo como - o
Tu comes - es
El/Ella/Ud come - e
Nosotros comemos - emos
Vosotros comeis - eis
Ellos/Ellas/Uds comen - en
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Review: Regular present tense of -ir ending verbs

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Yo abro - o
Tu abres - es
El/Ella/Ud come - e
Nosotros abrimos - imos
Vosotros abris - is
Ellos/Ellas/Uds abren - en
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To study - estudiar - regular preterite tense for -ar ending verbs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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
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I was a good student - yo fui un buen estudiante

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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

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

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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
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you are

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usted es

tu eres

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the coast

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thanks for coming

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gracias por venir

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alright

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de acuerdo or esta bien

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volver

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come back/return

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devolver

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see you soon

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hasta pronto

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even

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hasta - loosely translates to the English word even

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terminar/acabar

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

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poor

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

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beautiful

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guapo(a)/bello(a)

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to spend money

to spend time

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money - gastar dinero

time - para pasar el tiempo

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poverty

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la probeza

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world

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people

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hente - used for a collective group of people

personas - refers to individuality

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I don’t believe it

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

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swim

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What is preterite tense in Spanish

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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.

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To tell/say present tense

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

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

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