Capitulo Nueve - Conjugation Practice

Question 1

What are the stem endings of a preterite tense and imperfect tense -AR verb?

Answer 1

hablar (to speak)

preterite: "I said"
habl-é
habl-aste
habl-ó
habl-amos
habl-asteis 
habl-aron 

imperfect: "I was saying; I said (habitually)"
habl-aba 
habl-abas
habl-aba
habl-abámos 
habl-abais 
habl-aban

Question 2

What are the stem endings of a preterite tense and imperfect tense -ER verb?

Answer 2

comer (to eat)

preterite: "I ate" 
com-í
com-iste 
com-ío 
com-imos 
com-isteis 
com-ieron 

imperfect: "I was eating; I ate (habitually)" 
com-ía
com-ías
com-ía
com-íamos
com-íais
com-ían

Question 3

What are the stem endings of a preterite tense and imperfect tense -IR verb?

Answer 3

pedir: to ask for, to order
preterite: “I asked for; I ordered”

ped-í
ped-iste
*pid-ío* 
ped-ímos
ped-ís
*pid-ieron* 

*remember that, in the preterite, IR stem changing verbs do change in the third person singular and plural.

imperfect:
ped-ía
ped-ías
ped-ía
ped-íamos
ped-íais
ped-ían