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Perfect and Imperfect Flashcards

1
Q

What are the irregular verbs in imperfect?

A

Ser, Ir, Ver

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2
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Imperfect conjugation for Ser

A

Era, eras, era, éramos, eran

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3
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Imperfect conjugation for ir

A

Iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban

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4
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Imperfect conjugation for ver

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Veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían

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5
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Ending for -ar verbs in imperfect

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aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

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6
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Ending for -er and -ir verbs in imperfect

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ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

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7
Q

Endings for -ar verbs in the preterite

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é, aste, ó, amos, aron

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Endings for -er and -ir verbs in the preterite

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í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

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9
Q

Accent marks for preterite and imperfect

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preterite: ONLY ON YO AND EL/ELLA/USTED
imperfect -ar: only on nosotros
imperfect -er/-ir: EVERYTHING

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10
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True or false. Irregular verbs do not have accent marks in the preterite.

A

True

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11
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Stem for estar in the preterite

A

Estuv-

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12
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Stem for tener in the preterite

A

Tuv-

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13
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Stem for andar in the preterite

A

Anduv-

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14
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Stem for poder in the preterite

A

Pud-

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15
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Stem for poner in the preterite

A

Pus-

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16
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Stem for saber in the preterite

A

Sup-

17
Q

Stem for hacer in the preterite

A

hic-

18
Q

Stem for querer in the preterite

A

quis-

19
Q

Stem for venir in the preterite

A

vin-

20
Q

Stem for decir in the preterite

A

dij-

21
Q

Stem for traer in the preterite

A

Traj-

22
Q

Dar in the preterite

A

di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron

23
Q

Ver in the preterite

A

vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron

24
Q

Stem for conducir in the preterite

A

conduj-

25
Q

Ser and ir conjugation in the preterite

A

Fui fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

26
Q

Conjugation of buscar in preterite

A

yo busQUÉ
everything else normal

27
Q

Llegar conjugation in the preterite

A

Yo lleGUÉ
everything else normal

28
Q

Empezar conjugation in the preterite

A

Yo empeCÉ
everything else normal

29
Q

Present tense stem changes in the preterite

A

Does not carry over into -ar or -er verbs
Only happens in the Ella/ellas forms for -ir

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31
Q

When do you use preterite?

A

-completed actions
-beginning or end of a past action
-a series of past actions/events
-actions that interrupt another action
-actions that happened x amount of times

32
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When do you use the imperfect?

A

-past action with no reference to its beginning or end
-habitual past actions and events
-emotions
-characteristics
-age
-time
-weather

33
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Leer in the preterite

A

Leí, leíste, leyó
leímos, leyeron

34
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Creer in the preterite

A

Creí, creíste, creyó
Creímos, creyeron

35
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Oír in the preterite

A

oí, oíste, oyó
oímos, oyeron

36
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caer in the preterite

A

Caí, caíste, cayó
Caímos, cayeron

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