Imperfecto vs El Preterito Flashcards

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Ser (El preterito)

A

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

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ser (el preterito meaning)

A

went

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ser (imperfecto)

A

era, eras, era, (accent in the e) eramos, eran

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ser (imperfect tense meaning)

A

were

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tener preterite tense

A

tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron

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estar preterite tense

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estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron

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poder preterite tense

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pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron

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Poner preterite tense

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puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron

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Decir preterite tense

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dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron

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hacer preterite tense

A

hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron

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dar preterite tense

A

di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

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imperfect -ar

A

aba, abas, aba, (accent in
first a) abamos, aban

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imperfect -er and ir

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(accent on all i) ia, ias, ia, iamos, iais, ian

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ir imperfect irregular tense

A

iba. ibas, iba (accent in first i) ibamos iban

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ver imperfect tense

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(accent in all i) veia, veias, veia, veiamos, veian

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when do you use imperfecto

A

how things work

17
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when do you use el preterito

A

what happened/what people did

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-ar preterite

A

e (with an accent), aste, o (with an accent), amos aron

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-er preterite

A

i ( with an accent), iste, io ( i with an accent), imos ieron

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-ir preterite

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i ( with an accent), iste, io ( i with an accent), imos ieron