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Imperfect & Preterite Flashcards

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P o I: Completed past action

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preterite

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P o I: Habitual action in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: ongoing action in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: past action that had a beginning or end

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preterite

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P o I: telling time in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: background in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: something that occurred within a specific time foramen the past

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preterite

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P o I: emotional/ physical/ mental state or condition

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imperfect

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P o I: a series of past actions or events that occurred

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preterite

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P o I: an action that interrupted something that was ongoing

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preterite

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P o I: a change in emotional/ phyiscal/ mental state (got/ became)

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preterite

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P o I: the verb set when used as a summary or reaction

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preterite

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P o I: simultaneous past actions (something happening while something else was happening)

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imperfect

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P o I: to indicate a state or condition with ser, estar, tener, poder, querer, or haber

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imperfect

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to focus on the outcome of a state or condition within tener, poder, queer, or haber

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preterite

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preterite -ar yo

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é

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preterite -ar tú

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aste

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preterite -ar él/ella/usted

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ó

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preterite -ar nosotros

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amos

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preterite -ar ellos/as

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aron

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preterite -ir/er yo

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í

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preterite -ir/er tú

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iste

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preterite -ir/er él/ella

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iste

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preterite -ir/er nosotros

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imos

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preterite -ir/er ellos/as

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ieron

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dar yo form preterite

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di

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dar ella form preterite

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dio

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decir yo form preterite

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dije

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decir tú form preterite

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dijiste

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decir ella form preterite

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dijo

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decir nosotros form preterite

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dijimos

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decir ellos/as form preterite

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dijeron

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estar yo form preterite

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estuve

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estar tú form preterite

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estuviste

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estar ella form preterite

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estuvo

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estar nosotros form preterite

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estuvimos

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estar ellos/as form preterite

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estuvieron

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hacer yo form preterite

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hice

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hacer ella form preterite

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hizo

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hacer nosotros form preterite

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hicimos

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hacer ellas form preterite

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hicieron

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ir yo form preterite

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fui

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ir tú form preterite

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fuiste

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ir ella form preterite

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fue

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ir nosotros form preterite

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fuimos

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ir ellos/as form preterite

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fueron

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poder yo form preterite

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pude

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poder tú form preterite

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pudiste

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poder ella form preterite

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pudo

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poder nosotros form preterite

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pudimos

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poder ellas form preterite

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pudieron

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poner yo form preterite

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puse

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poner tú form preterite

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pusiste

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poner ella form preterite

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querer yo form preterite

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querer tú form preterite

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querer ella form preterite

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querer nosotros form preterite

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querer ellos form preterite

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saber yo form preterite

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saber ella form preterite

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saber ellas form preterite

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ser yo form preterite

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ser tú form preterite

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ser ella form preterite

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ser nosotros preterite

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ser ellos preterite

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tener yo form preterite

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tener tú form preterite

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tener ella form preterite

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traer yo form preterite

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traer tú form preterite

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traer ella form preterite

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traer nosotros form preterite

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traer ellas form preterite

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venir yo form preterite

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venir ella form preterite

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buscar yo form preterite

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pagar yo form preterite

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empezar yo form preterite

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an unstressed “i” between vowels becomes x in the preterite

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creer ella form preterite

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leer ella form preterite

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creer ellos form preterite

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leer ellos form preterite

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imperfect -ar yo

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imperfect -ar tú

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imperfect -ar ella

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imperfect -ar nosotros

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imperfect -ar ellas

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imperfect -ir/er yo

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imperfect -ir/er tú

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imperfect -ir/er ella

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imperfect -ir/er nosotros

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imperfect -ir/er ellas

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what are the only three irregular imperfects?

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ir, ser, y ver

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ir yo form imperfect

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ir tú form imperfect

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ir ella form imperfect

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ir nosotros form imperfect

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ir ellas form imperfect

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ser yo form imperfect

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ser tú form imperfect

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ser ella form imperfect

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ser nosotros form imperfect

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ser ellas form imperfect

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ver yo form imperfect

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ver tú form imperfect

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ver ella form imperfect

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ver nosotros form imperfect

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ver ellas form imperfect

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meaning of conocer imperfect

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to know, be acquainted with

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meaning of conocer preterite

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meaning of saber preterite

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to find out

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meaning of saber imperfect

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meaning of poder preterite

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to be able to (to try and succeed)

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meaning of poder imperfect

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to be able to (n o knowledge of attempt or success)

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meaning of “no poder” preterite

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to try and fail

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meaning of “no poder” imperfect

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to be incapable of

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meaning of querer preterite

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to try (but ultimately not achieve)

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meaning of querer imperfect

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meaning of “no queer” preterite

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meaning of “no querer” imperfect

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not to want

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meaning of tener preterite

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to recieve

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meaning of tener imperfect

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meaning of “tener que” preterite

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to have to (and to do)

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meaning of “tener que” imperfect

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to have the obligation to

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meaning of costar preterite

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to cost, be bought for

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meaning of costar imperfect

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to cost, be available for

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present perfect yo

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present perfect tú

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present perfect ella

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present perfect nosotros

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present perfect ellas

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