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grammar - past tenses (imperfect/preterite/perfect) Flashcards

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imperfect tense meaning in english

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  • i was
  • i used to
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AR endings (imperfect)

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  • aba
  • abas
  • aba
  • ábamos
  • abais
  • aban
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ER/IR endings (imperfect)

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  • ía
  • ías
  • ía
  • íamos
  • íais
  • ían
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e.g. BEBER —> imperfect (‘we’ form)

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bebíamos

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irregular imperfects (infinitive)

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  1. Ser ————|
  2. Ir |—-SIV
  3. Ver————-|
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Ser (imperfect)

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  • era
  • eras
  • era
  • éramos
  • erais
  • eran
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Ir (imperfect)

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  • iba
  • ibas
  • iba
  • ibamos
  • ibais
  • iban
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Ver (imperfect)

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  • veía
  • veías
  • veía
  • veíamos
  • veíais
  • veían
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preterite tense meaning in english

A
  • i played
  • i did play
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AR endings (preterite)

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  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amos
  • aron
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ER/IR endings (preterite)

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  • í
  • iste
  • ío
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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e.g. TOMAR —> preterite (‘you (pl)’ form)

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tomasteis

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preterite irregulars (18)

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  1. andar
  2. caber
  3. dar
  4. decir
  5. estar
  6. haber
  7. hacer
  8. ir
  9. poder
  10. poner
  11. producir
  12. querer
  13. saber
  14. ser
  15. tener
  16. traer
  17. venir
  18. ver
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andar (preterite)

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  • anduve
  • anduviste
  • anduvo
  • anduvimos
  • anduvisteis
  • anduvieron
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caber (preterite)

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  • cupe
  • cupiste
  • cupo
  • cupimos
  • cupisteis
  • cupieron
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dar (preterite)

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  • di
  • diste
  • dio
  • dimos
  • disteis
  • dieron
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decir (preterite)

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  • dije
  • dijiste
  • dijo
  • dijimos
  • dijisteis
  • dijieron
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estar (preterite)

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  • estuve
  • estuviste
  • estuvo
  • estuvimos
  • estuvisteis
  • estuvieron
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haber (preterite)

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  • hube
  • hubiste
  • hubo
  • hubimos
  • hubisteis
  • hubieron
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hacer (preterite)

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  • hice
  • hiciste
  • hizo
  • hicimos
  • hicisteis
  • hicieron
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ir (preterite)

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  • fui
  • fuiste
  • fue
  • fuimos
  • fuisteis
  • fueron
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poder (preterite)

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  • pude
  • pudiste
  • pudo
  • pudimos
  • pudisteis
  • pudieron
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poner (preterite)

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  • puse
  • pusiste
  • puso
  • pusimos
  • pusisteis
  • pusieron
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producir (preterite)

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  • produje
  • produjiste
  • produjo
  • produjimos
  • produjisteis
  • produjeron
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querer (preterite)

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  • quise
  • quisiste
  • quiso
  • quisimos
  • quisisteis
  • quisieron
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saber (preterite)

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  • supe
  • supiste
  • supo
  • supimos
  • supisteis
  • supieron
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ser (preterite)

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  • fui
  • fuiste
  • fue
  • fuimos
  • fuisteis
  • fueron
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tener (preterite)

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  • tuve
  • tuviste
  • tuvo
  • tuvimos
  • tuvisteis
  • tuvieron
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traer (preterite)

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  • traje
  • trajiste
  • trajo
  • trajimos
  • trajisteis
  • trajeron
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venir (preterite)

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  • vine
  • viniste
  • vino
  • vinimos
  • vinisteis
  • vinieron
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ver (preterite)

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  • vi
  • viste
  • vio
  • vimos
  • visteis
  • vieron
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perfect tense meaning in english

A
  • I have played
  • he/she has played
33
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how is the perfect tense formed?

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use the present tense of ‘haber’ in the correct form + past participle

34
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haber (present)

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  • he
  • has
  • ha
  • hemos
  • habéis
  • han
35
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AR + ER/IR endings of past participles

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AR —> ado
ER/IR —> ido

36
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e.g. I have lived (perfect)

37
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irregular past participles (10)

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  1. abrir
  2. cubrir
  3. decir
  4. escribir
  5. hacer
  6. morir
  7. poner
  8. resolver
  9. ver
  10. volver
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abrir (past participle)

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cubrir (past participle)

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decir (past participle)

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escribir (past participle)

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hacer (past participle)

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morir (past participle)

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poner (past participle)

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resolver (past participle)

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ver (past participle)

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volver (past participle)

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