final: grammar 1 (preterite and imperfect) Flashcards
regular preterite endings for ar verbs
é, aste, ó, amos, aron
regular preterite endings for er and ir verbs
í, iste, ió, imos, ieron
regular preterite conjugations have an accent on the
yo and él forms
preterite endings for yo -car
qué
preterite endings for yo -gar
gué
preterite endings for yo -zar
cé
-uir verbs in the preterite stem change
i to y in él and ellos forms
stem changing ir verbs also stem change in the él and ellos forms
in the preterite. ex dormir and pedir
stem changing er and ar verbs
do not stem change in the preterite
ser/ ir preterite
fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
dar preterite
di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
ver preterite
vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron
preterite of hay
hubo
ir stem changing verbs
only el and ellos forms
conseguir (e to i)
consentir (e to ie)
hervir (e to ie)
morir (o to ue)
preferir (e to ie) second e
repetir (e to i)
seguir (e to i)
sentir (e to ie)
servir (e to i)
vestir (e to i)
andar preterite
anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron
empezar preterite
empecé, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezaron
conocer preterite
conocí, conociste, conoció, conocimos, conocieron
aprender preterite
aprendí, aprendiste, aprendió, aprendimos, aprendieron
decir preterite
dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron
estar preterite
estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
hacer preterite
hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
llegar preterite
llegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegaron
querer preterite
quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron
saber preterite
supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron
vivir preterite
viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivieron
ser imperfect
era, eras, era, éramos, eran
ver imperfect
veía, veías, veíamos, veían
ar imperfect endings
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban
er/ir imperfect endings
ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
ir (verb) imperfect
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban
actions or states that are viewed as completed
preterite
the beginning or end of a past action
preterite
ongoing past action without a beginning or end
imperfect
habitual past actions
imperfect
narrating a series of past actions
preterite
mental, emotional, physical states or conditions
imperfect
to tell time (in the past)
imperfect
when used together with the preterite the imperfect describes…
what was happening
when used with the imperfect the preterite describes…
the action that interrupted what was happening
age
imperfect
the preterite indicates
specific events that advance the plot
the imperfect provides
background information
primero
first
al principio
in the beginning
antes de
before
después de
after
mientras
while
entonces
then
al final
finally
la última vez
the last time
different meanings imperfect/preterite: querer
wanted/ tried
different meanings imperfect/preterite: no querer
didnt want/refused
different meanings imperfect/preterite: poder
could/succeeded
different meanings imperfect/preterite: no poder
was not able to /could not (and did not)
different meanings imperfect/preterite: saber
knew/discovered
different meanings imperfect/preterite: conocer
knew/met
caer pret
caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, cayeron
leer
leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leyeron
creer
creí, creíste, creyó, creí
ir stem change conseguir
(e to i)
ir stem change consentir
e to ie
ir stem change hervir
e to ie
ir stem change morir
o to u
preferir stem change ir verb
e to ie second e
repetir stem change ir verb
e to i
stem change ir verb seguir
e to i
stem change ir verb sentir
e to ie
servir stem change ir verb
e to i
vestir stem change ir verb
e to i
