past tense Flashcards
había llegado
I/he/she had arrived
habíamos comido
we had eaten
habías
you had
habían
they had
había estudiado
I/he/she studied
fui
I went
fuiste
you went
fue
he/she went
fuimos
we went
fuisteis
you went
fueron
they went
vi
I saw
viste
you saw
vio
he/she saw
vimos
we saw
visteis
you saw
vieron
they saw
di
i gave
diste
you gave
dio
he/she gave
dimos
we gave
disteis
you gave
dieron
they gave
estar, andar, tener, poder, poner, saber. These all have what letter in the preterite stem?
u (estuv-, anduv-, tuv-, pud-, pus-, sup-)
what are the endings of the preterite tense for each ‘pronoun’ (e.g, yo)
yo: -e
Tú: -iste
él/ella/usted: -o
nosotros: -imos
vosotros: -isteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron
(e.g, ‘estuve’ means ‘I have been’)
querer, hacer and venir have what letter in the preterite stem?
i (quis-, hic-, vin-)
decir, conducir, traer, productir and traducir have what letter in the preterite stem?
j (dij-, conduj-, traj-, produj-, traduj-)
Fui al cine
I went to the cinema
fui una bailarina
I was a ballerina