6.3: Preterite tense of regular verbs Flashcards
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: yo
-é
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: tú
-aste
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: usted
-ó
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: él/ella
-ó
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: nosotros/as
-amos
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: vosotros/as
-asteis
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: ustedes
-aron
for -ar verbs, the preterite suffix: ellos/as
-aron
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: yo
-í
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: tú
-iste
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: usted
-ió
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: él/ella
-ió
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: nosotros/as
-imos
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: vosotros/as
-isteis
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: ustedes
-ieron
for -er verbs, the preterite suffix: ellos/as
-ieron
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: yo
-í
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: tú
-iste
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: usted
-ió
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: él/ella
-ió
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: nosotros/as
-imos
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: vosotros/as
-isteis
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: ustedes
-ieron
for -ir verbs, the preterite suffix: ellos/as
-ieron
The yo, usted, él, and ella forms of all three conjugations have written accents on the _____ syllable to show that it is stressed.
last
The endings for regular -er and -ir verbs are _______ in the preterite.
identical
The nosotros/as forms of regular -ar and -ir verbs in the preterite are identical to the _______ tense forms. Context will help you determine which tense is being used.
present
-ar and -er verbs that have a stem change in the present tense are _______ in the preterite. They do not have a stem change.
regular
Conjugate cerrar in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo cierro cerré tú cierras cerraste usted cierra cerró él/ella cierra cerró nosotros/as cerramos cerramos vosotros/as cerráis cerrasteis ustedes cierran cerraron ellos/as cierran cerraron
cerrar
v.
to close, shut, enclose
Conjugate volver in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo vuelvo volví tú vuelves volviste usted vuelve volvió él/ella vuelve volvió nosotros/as volvemos volvimos vosotros/as volveís volvisteis ustedes vuelven volvieron ellos/as vuelven volvieron
volver
v.
to return
Conjugate jugar in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo juego jugé tú juegas jugaste usted juega jugó él/ella juega jugó nosotros/as jugamos jugamos vosotros/as jugáis jugasteis ustedes juegan jugaron ellos/as juegan jugaron
____ verbs that have a stem change in the present tense also have a stem change in the preterite.
-ir
Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the _______ person _______ in the preterite.
first; singular
Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the first person singular in the preterite.
What happens to -car verbs? -gar verbs? -zar verbs?
- car : -qu- : -qué
- gar : -gu- : -gué
- zar : -c- : -cé
Conjugate buscar in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo busco busqué tú buscas buscaste usted busca buscó él/ella busca buscó nosotros/as buscamos buscamos vosotros/as buscáis buscasteis ustedes buscan buscaron ellos/as buscan buscaron
Conjugate llegar in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo llego llegué tú llegas llegaste usted llega llegó él/ella llega llegó nosotros/as llegamos llegamos vosotros/as llegáis llegasteis ustedes llegan llegaron ellos/as llegan llegaron
Ver is _______ in the preterite tense, but none of its forms have an accent.
regular
Conjugate ver in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo veo vi tú ves viste usted ve vió él/ella ve vió nosotros/as vemos vimos vosotros/as veis visteis ustedes ven vieron ellos/as ven vieron
Three verbs have spelling changes in the preterite: creer, leer, and oír. The _ of the verb ending of creer, leer, and oír carries an accent in the yo, tú, nosotros/as, and vosotros/as forms, and changes to _ in the usted/él/ella and ustedes/ellos/ellas forms.
i; y
Conjugate creer in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo creo creí tú crees creíste usted cree creyó él/ella cree creyó nosotros/as creemos creimos vosotros/as creéis creísteis ustedes creen creyeron ellos/as creen creyeron
Conjugate leer in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo leo leí tú lees leíste usted lee leyó él/ella lee leyó nosotros/as leemos leímos vosotros/as leéis leísteis ustedes leen leyeron ellos/as leen leyeron
Conjugate creer in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo creo creí tú crees creíste usted cree creyó él/ella cree creyó nosotros/as creemos creímos vosotros/as creéis creísteis ustedes creen creyeron ellos/as creen creyeron
Conjugate oír in the present tense and then in the preterite tense.
yo oigo oí tú oyes oíste usted oye oyó él/ella oye oyó nosotros/as oímos oímos vosotros/as oís oísteis ustedes oyen oyeron ellos/as oyen oyeron
Words commonly used with the preterite
anoche
adv.
last night
Words commonly used with the preterite
anteayer
adv.
the day before yesterday
Words commonly used with the preterite
ayer
noun, m.
yesterday
Words commonly used with the preterite
de repente
adv.
suddenly
Words commonly used with the preterite
desde
prep.
from
Words commonly used with the preterite
hasta
prep.
until
Words commonly used with the preterite
pasado/a
adj.
last; past
Words commonly used with the preterite
el año pasado
adj.
noun, m.
last year
Words commonly used with the preterite
le semana pasada
adj.
noun, f.
last week
Words commonly used with the preterite
una vez
adv.
once; one time
Words commonly used with the preterite
dos veces
adv.
twice; two times
Words commonly used with the preterite
ya
adv.
already
acabar de + [infinitive]
This is used to say that something has just occurred. Note that acabar is in the present tense in this construction.
acabar
v.
to finish; to complete
