El Pretérito Flashcards
Regular AR Preterite Endings
- é
- aste
- ó
- amos
- astéis
- aron
Regular ER/IR Preterite Endings
- í
- iste
- ió
- imos
- istéis
- ieron
Yesterday
Ayer
The day before yesterday
Anteayer
Yesterday morning
Ayer por la mañana
Last night
Anoche
The night before last
Anteanoche
At that time
A esa hora
Last year
El año pasado
Three days ago
Hace tres días
This morning
Hoy por la mañana
Irregular Stem Endings (Tuv-, Pud-) AR, ER, IR
(No accents)
- e
- iste
- o
- imos
- isteis
- ieron
What verbs are irregular stems in the Preterite?
Dar- (D-)
Andar- (Anduv-)
Estar- (Estuv-)
Tener- (Tuv-)
Hacer- (Hic-)
Poder- (Pud-)
Poner- (Pus-)
Querer- (Quis-)
Saber- (Sup-)
Venir- (Vin-)
What happens to verbs ending in ‘-gar’?
They change to end in ‘gué’ in just the yo form
E.g I arrived = Llegué
What happens to verbs ending in ‘-car’?
They change to end in ‘qué’ in only the yo form
E.g I looked for= Busqué
What happens to verbs ending in ‘Zar’?
The yo ending is turned into a ‘cé’
E.g I started= empecé
Which verbs are irregular in the past tense third person?
Creer (Creyó, Creyeron)
Oír (Oyó, Oyeron)
Caer (Cayó, Cayeron)
Incluir (Incluyó, Incluyeron)
What happens to verbs which end in ‘ucir’?
‘cir’ is removed
a ‘j’ is added
no accents
E.g I drive= Conduje
What two verbs are the same in the Preterite tense?
Ser and Ir (fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron)
