AI - Pretérito indefinido Flashcards
What is the Pretérito indefinido used for?
It is used to describe actions completed in the past.
True or False: The Pretérito indefinido is used for ongoing actions.
False
Fill in the blank: The Pretérito indefinido is also known as the __________ tense.
simple past
What are the regular verb endings for -ar verbs in the Pretérito indefinido?
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
What are the regular verb endings for -er and -ir verbs in the Pretérito indefinido?
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron
Conjugate the verb ‘hablar’ (to talk) in the first person singular in Pretérito indefinido.
hablé
Conjugate the verb ‘comer’ (to eat) in the third person plural in Pretérito indefinido.
comieron
What is the first person plural form of ‘vivir’ (to live) in the Pretérito indefinido?
vivimos
True or False: Irregular verbs do not follow the regular conjugation patterns in Pretérito indefinido.
True
Provide an example of an irregular verb in Pretérito indefinido.
ir (to go)
What is the Pretérito indefinido form of ‘ir’ in the first person singular?
fui
What is the Pretérito indefinido form of ‘ser’ in the third person singular?
fue
Fill in the blank: The Pretérito indefinido often answers the question ‘What __________?’
happened
True or False: The Pretérito indefinido can express a sequence of past actions.
True
What does the term ‘completed actions’ refer to in the context of Pretérito indefinido?
Actions that have a definite beginning and end in the past.
What is the conjugation of ‘hacer’ (to do/make) in the second person singular in Pretérito indefinido?
hiciste
What is the Pretérito indefinido form of ‘tener’ (to have) in the first person plural?
tuvimos
Fill in the blank: The Pretérito indefinido is often used with __________ expressions.
time
What is the difference between Pretérito indefinido and Imperfecto?
Pretérito indefinido describes completed actions, while Imperfecto describes ongoing or habitual actions.
Conjugate ‘leer’ (to read) in the first person singular in Pretérito indefinido.
leí
What is the third person singular form of ‘decir’ (to say) in the Pretérito indefinido?
dijo
True or False: The Pretérito indefinido can describe a sudden change in state.
True
What is the Pretérito indefinido form of ‘poder’ (to be able) in the second person plural?
pudisteis
Conjugate ‘estar’ (to be) in the first person singular in Pretérito indefinido.
estuve