Module 9 Quiz Flashcards
Tener (to have) in the preterit Tense (U stem)
ten-tuv: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron
Other U stem preterit words: Poder, poner, saber, estar
pod-pud; pon-pus; sab-sup, est-estuv
Poder in present tense means to be able to, in preterit tense:
it means to manage or to succeed
Saber in present means to know information, in preterit:
It means to find out
Venir (to come) in the preterit tense (I stem)
ven-vin: vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron
Other I stem preterit words: querer, hacer (to do/to make)
querer-quis; hac-hic, except ella hizo
Querer means to love/to want in present, in preterit:
It means to try
Decir (to say/tell) in the preterit dense (j stem)
dec-dij: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron
Other J stem preterit words: traer (to bring), conducir (to drive), traducir (to translate)
tra-traj; conduc-conduj; traduc; traduj
Conocer means to know a person or place in present, in preterit:
It means to meet or to have met someone
Conocer preterit conjugation:
conocí, conociste, conoció, conocimos, conocieron
dar (to give) in the preterit
Yo di, tu diste, ella dio, nos. dimos, ellos dieron
hay (haber) in preterit
hubo
No pude:
I failed
No quise:
I refused
¿Qué? can normally be used as the English _____? while ¿cuál(es)? can normally be thought of as the English ______ with some exceptions.
¿Qué? typically replaces “what”, while ¿cuál(es)? replaces “which”
Exceptions where cuál(es) is used as “what”-What is your phone number?
You would say “Cuál es tu numero de telefono? bcause there are technically many different phones numbers, which means there is a selection.
¿a qué hora?
At what time?
¿adónde?
To where?
¿cómo?
How?
¿cuándo?
When?
¿cuánto/a?
How much?
¿cuántos/as?
How many?
¿dónde?
Where?
¿quién(es)?
who?
Prepositional pronouns are typically the same except for me and you which become
mí and ti
the preposition “con” combines with mí and ti creating:
conmigo (with me) and contigo (with you)
The phrase “you and me” becomes what in Spanish
tú y yo
