Preterite Flashcards
Used to describe actions or states that began or were completed at a definite time in the past
Preterite
Formed by dropping the _____ ending (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding the preterite endings. er and ir are ____ in the preterite
infinitive
identical
Requires a written____ on the preterite endings in the to, usted, el, and ella forms
accent
verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the ____ form of the preterite
yo
caer, creer, leer, and oir change the -i- to -y- in the ____ person forms of the prereterite.
third
verbs with infinitives ending in -uir- change -i- to -y- in the ___ person forms of the preterite
third
yo (ar verb)
é
tu (ar verb)
aste
el/ella/ud. (ar verb)
ó
nosotros (ar verb)
amos
ellos/ellas/uds. (ar verb)
aron
yo (er verb)
í
tu (er verb)
iste
el/ella/ud. (er verb)
ió
nosotros (er verb)
imos
