Midterm Flashcards
Uses of Ser
Nationality // Profession // Characteristics of people, animals, and things // Generalizations // Possession // Material or composition // Time, date, or season // Where or when an event takes place (NPCGPMTW; NO PIRATE CAN GET PAST MY TRIP WIRE)
Uses of Estar
Location or spatial relationships // Health // Physical states and conditions // Emotional states // Certain weather expressions // (LHPEC; LITTLE HAIRY PIRATES ESCAPED CAPTURE)
-ar preterite endings
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
-ir & -er preterite endings
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron
-ar imperfect endings
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
-ir & -er imperfect endings
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
ir imperfect
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
ser imperfect
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
ver imperfect
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
hay imperfect
había
Preterite uses
Express complete actions or events, beginning or end of past actions, narrate a series of past actions
Imperfect uses
Describe ongoing past event without beginning or end, express habitual past actions, describe mental, physical, or emotional states/conditions, to tell time
hay preterite
hubo
irregular preterite verbs
estuve, tuve, hice, pude, puse, quise, supe, vine, dije, traje, anduve, conduje
estar present
estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están