Past Tenses - Imperfect And Preterite Flashcards
What are the preterite verb endings for an -ar verb?
é aste ó amos asteis aron
When is preterite tense used?
To describe completed actions in the past
What are the preterite verb endings for -ir and -er verbs?
í iste ió imos isteis aron
What are the imperfect verb endings for an -ar verb?
aba abas aba ábamos abais aban
What are the verb endings for -ir and -er verbs in the imperfect tense?
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
When is the imperfect tense used?
- To describe things in the past that happened habitually
- To decribe something in the past
Say “I ate a salad and drank a cola” in the correct tense.
Preterite: Comé una ensalada y Bebí una cola
Say “It was very beautiful” in the correct past tense.
Imperfect: Era muy bonita/o
Name 3 irregular verbs in preterite tense? Conjugate each.
Estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron
Hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron
Tener: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron
Name 3 irregular imperfect verbs. Conjugate them
Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
How would you say ‘it was very good’?
Fue muy bien
