Preterit Tense Flashcards

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1
Q

When to use the preterit tense (3)

A

Actions completed in the past
A series of completed actions in the past
Conditions no longer in effect

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Preterit regular AR endings

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  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amos
  • asteis
  • aron
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3
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Preterit - name the irregular AR verbs (3)

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Andar - to work / to go (walk, on foot)
Dar - to give / to have
Estar - to be

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Preterit regular ER verb endings

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  • í
  • iste
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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5
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Preterit regular IR verb endings

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  • í
  • iste
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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Preterit - name the irregular ER verbs (9)

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Caber - to fit
Hacer - to have/to make
Poder - to be able / can
Poner - to put
Querer - to want
Saber - to know
Tener - to have
Traer - to bring
Ser - to be
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Irregular verb: dar

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Dar - to give / to have
Di
Diste
Dio
Dimos
Disteis
Dieron
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Irregular verb: ser

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Ser - to be
Fui
Fuiste
Fue
Fuimos
Fuisteis
Fueron
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Irregular verb: ir

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Ir - to go
Fui
Fuiste
Fue
Fuimos
Fuisteis
Fueron
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Irregular verb: andar

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Andar - to work / to go (walk, on foot)
Anduve
Anduviste
Anduvo
Anduvimos
Anduvisteis
Anduvieron
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Irregular verb: estar

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Estar - to be
Estuve
Estuviste
Estuvo
Estuvimos
Estuvisteis
Estuvieron
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Irregular verb: hacer

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Hacer - to have / to make
Hice
Hiciste
Hizo
Hicimos
Hicisteis
Hicieron
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Irregular verb: poder

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Poder - to be able / can
Pude
Pudiste
Pudo
Pudimos
Pudisteis
Pudieron
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Irregular verb: poner

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Poner - to put
Puse
Pusiste
Pudo
Pusimos
Pusisteis
Pusieron
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Irregular verb: querer

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Querer - to want
Quise
Quisiste
Quito
Quisimos
Quisisteis
Quisieron
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Irregular verb: saber

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Saber - to know
Supe
Supiste
Supo
Supimos
Supisteis
Supieron
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Irregular verb: tener

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Tener - to have
Tuve
Tuviste
Tuvo
Tuvimos
Tuvisteis
Tuvieron
18
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Irregular verb: venir

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Venir - to come / to arrive
Vine
Viniste
Vino
Vinimos
Vinisteis
Vinieron
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Irregular verb: decir

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Decir - to say / to tell
Dije
Dijiste
Dijo
Dijimos
Dijisteis
Dijeron
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Irregular verb: producir

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Producir - to produce
Produje
Produjiste
Produjo
Produjimos
Produjeron
21
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Irregular verb: traer

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Traer - to bring
Traje
Trajiste
Trajo
Trajimos
Trajisteis
Trajeron
22
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preterit - name the irregular IR verbs (4)

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Ir - to go
Decir - to say
Venir - to come / to arrive
Producir - to produce

23
Q

There was / there were

Was there / were there

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Hubo (from the verb Haber), used for singular and plural