Past Tense Flashcards
I made it for you
Lo hice para ti
I said I’m done
Dije que terminé
You did it!
Lo hiciste!
I worked all night
Trabajé toda la noche
I had my kids
Tuve mis hijas
I went to a music festival
Fui a un festival de música
I studied Spanish
Estudié español
I went to the gym
Fui al gimnasio
You said it was five pesos
Dijiste que eran cinco pesos
It was fun
Fue divertido
We ate good food
Nosotros comimos buena comida
I ate good food
Comí buena comida
there were many musical artists and bands there
había muchos artistas musicales y bandas allí
They had art everywhere
Tenían arte en todas partes
Te NEE-an
They had a huge murals on the buildings
Ellas tenían enormes morales en los edificios
I brought two of my daughters
Trají a dos de mis hijas
Preterite Past: regular -ar verbs Yo tu el ellos nos
Preterite: regular -ar verbs
- é
- aste
- ó
- aron
- amos
preterite of “to take”
yo . . .
tocar -
yo toqué - I took
Imperfect past: yo tu el/usted ellos/ustedes nos
Imperfect past: regular ar verbs yo - aba tu - abas el/usted - aba ellos/ustedes - aban Nos - ábamos
Imperfect - “to arrive”
ellos. . .
llegar -
Ellos llegaron - they arrived
preterite of “to travel”
El senior . . .
Viajar
El senior viajó - he traveled
imperfect of “to think”
ustedes. . .
Pensar
ustedes pensaban - you thought
preterite of “to take”
usted. . .
tomar
usted tomó - you took
imperfect of “to buy”
tu. . .
comprar
tu comprabas - you were buying
preterite of “to listen” - “to hear”
ella. . .
escuchar
ella escuchó - she heard
imperfect of “to listen” - “to hear”
nosotros . .
escuchar
nosotros escuchábamos - we listened - we heard
imperfect “to sing”
los chicos. . .
cantar
los chicos cantaban - the boys sang
imperfect “to sing”
tu . . .
cantar
tu cantabas - you sang
