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Chapter 3: Past Tenses - Imperfect and Preterit Flashcards

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1
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What are the imperfect conjugations for an -ar verb?

A

-aba
-abas
aba

ábamos
abais
aban

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What are the imperfect conjugations for an -er verb?

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  • ía
  • ías
  • ía
  • íamos
  • íais
  • ían
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What are the imperfect conjugations for an -ir verb?

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  • ía
  • ías
  • ía
  • íamos
  • íais
  • ían
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What are the preterit conjugations for an -ar verb?

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  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amos
  • asteis
  • aron
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What are the preterit conjugations for an -er verb?

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  • í
  • íste
  • ío
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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What are the preterit conjugations for an -ir verb?

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  • í
  • íste
  • ío
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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What is the primary difference between the imperfect and preterit tenses?

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The imperfect generally expresses non-completed or definitive occurrences in the past. “Somebody was doing/used to do/would do.”

The preterit is used to indicate a completed or definite past action or the beginning of an action in the past. “Somebody did.”

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“hablar” conjugated into the imperfect:

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hablar:
hablaba
hablabas
hablaba

hablábamos
hablabais
hablaban

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“hablar” conjugated into the preterit:

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hablar:
hablé
hablaste
habló

hablamos
hablasteis
hablaron

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“encontrar” conjugated into the imperfect:

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encontrar:
encontraba
encontrabas
encontraba

encontrábamos
encontrabais
encontraban

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“encontrar” conjugated into the preterit:

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encontrar:
encontré
encontraste
encontró

encontramos
encontrasteis
encontraron

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“escribir” conjugated into the preterit:

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escribí
escribiste
escribió

escribimos
escribisteis
escribieron

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“volver” conjugated into the preterit:

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volver:
volví
volviste
volvió

volvimos
volvisteis
volvieron

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Conjugate “ir” into the imperfect:

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ir:
iba
ibas
iba

íbamos
ibais
iban

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“escribir” conjugated into the preterit:

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escribir:
escribí
escribiste
escribió

escribimos
escribisteis
escribieron

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Conjugate “ver” into the imperfect:

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veía
veías
veía

veíamos
veíais
veían

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Conjugate “ver” into the imperfect:

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veía
veías
veía

veíamos
veíais
veían

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What is the first person singular conjugation of “llegar”?

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llegué

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What is the first person singular conjugation of “buscar”?

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busqué

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What is the first person singular conjugation of “empezar”?

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empecé

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What is the preterit, first person singular conjugation of “llegar”?

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llegué

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What is the preterit, first person singular conjugation of “buscar”?

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busqué

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What is the preterit, first person singular conjugation of “empezar”?

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empecé

24
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What is the preterit conjugation of “caer”?

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caer:
caí
caíste
cayó

caímos
caísteis
cayeron

25
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What is the preterit conjugation of “leer”?

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leer:
leí
leíste
leyó

leímos
leísteis
leyeron

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What is the preterit conjugation of “oír”?

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oír:
oí
oíste
oyó

oímos
oísteis
oyeron

27
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Irregular preterit stem, “andar”:

A

anduv-

28
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Irregular preterit stem, “estar”:

A

estuv-

29
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Irregular preterit stem, “hacer”:

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hic-/hiz-

30
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Irregular preterit stem, “poder”:

A

pud-

31
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Irregular preterit stem, “poner”:

A

pus-

32
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Irregular preterit stem, “querer”:

A

quis-

33
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Irregular preterit stem, “saber”:

A

sup-

34
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Irregular preterit stem, “tener”:

A

tuv-

35
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Irregular preterit stem, “venir”:

A

vin-

36
Q

Conjugar “hacer” into the preterit:

A

hacer:
hice
hiciste
hizo

hicimos
hicisteis
hicieron

37
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Conjugate “decir” into the preterit:

A

decir:
dije
dijiste
dijo

dijimos
dijisteis
dijeron

38
Q

What endings to -uir verbs take in the preterit?

A
  • uir:
  • í
  • iste
  • yó
  • imos
  • isteis
  • yeron
39
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Conjugate “dormir” into the preterit:

A

-

40
Q

What are the other, more specific uses of the imperfect tense?

A
  1. Time of day “Eran las dos y media de la tarde.”
  2. Age “Cuando tenía trece años, iba al cine solo.”
  3. Mental/emotional actions “No queríamos ir al centro.”
  4. Descriptions of the past. “Llovía y hacía frío.”
41
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What does “conocer” mean in the preterit?

A

I met

42
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What does “poder” mean in the preterit?

A

I managed to

43
Q

What does “no poder” mean in the preterit?

A

I failed/was not able to

44
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What does “querer” mean in the preterit?

A

I tried

45
Q

What does “no querer” mean in the preterit?

A

I refused

46
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What does “saber” mean in the preterit?

A

I found out/learned

47
Q

What does “tener que” mean in the preterit?

A

I had to

48
Q

What is the difference between “pedir” and “preguntar”?

A

Pedir means to ask for something; preguntar means to ask for information, like a question/pregunta.

49
Q

What does “aprovechar” mean?

A

To take advantage of

50
Q

What does “buscar” mean?

A

To look for

51
Q

What does “esperar” mean?

A

To wait for

52
Q

What does “mirar” mean?

A

To look at

53
Q

What does “conseguir” mean?

A

To succeed in

54
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What does “pagar” mean?

A

To pay for

55
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What does “escuchar” mean?

A

To listen to

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