Preterite Flashcards

1
Q

What is the preterite used for?

A

To describe actions and events that began or were completed at specific moment in the past.

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2
Q

-AR, yo form

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3
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-AR, tú form

A

-aste

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4
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-AR, ud./él/ella form

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5
Q

-AR, nos. form

A

-amos

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6
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-AR, vos. form

A

-asteis

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7
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-AR, uds./ellos/ellas form

A

-aron

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8
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-ER and -IR, yo form

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9
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-ER and -IR, tú form

A

-iste

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10
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-ER and -IR, ud./él/ella form

A

-ió

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11
Q

-ER and -IR, nos. form

A

-imos

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12
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-ER and -IR, vos. form

A

-isteis

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13
Q

-ER and -IR, uds./ellos/ellas

A

-ieron

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14
Q

What is the spelling change -car verbs have in the yo form?

A

-car –> -qué

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15
Q

What is the spelling change -gar verbs have in the yo form?

A

-gar –> -gué

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16
Q

What is the spelling change -zar verbs have in the yo form?

A

-zar –> -cé

17
Q

What happens in the ud/el/ella and uds./ellos/ellas forms when the last letter before the -ar,-er, and -ir endings is a vowel? (ex. caer/leer/creer/oír)

A

you add a y before the preterite ending ( also add accent mark to the i in the preterite endings of the other forms)

18
Q

What forms do stem-changing -ir verbs also stem change in the preterite?

A

3rd person singular and plural (pedir –> pidió and pidieron)

19
Q

andar (to walk)

A

anduve
anduviste
anduvo
anduvimos
anduvisteis
anduvieron

20
Q

estar (to be)

A

estuve
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos
estuvisteis
estuvieron

21
Q

poder (to be able to)

A

pude
pudiste
pudo
pudimos
pudisteis
pudieron

22
Q

saber(to know/ to taste)

A

supe
supiste
supo
supimos
supisteis
supieron

23
Q

tener (to have)

A

tuve
tuviste
tuvo
tuvimos
tuvisteis
tuvieron

24
Q

hacer (to do)

A

hice
hiciste
hizo
hicimos
hicisteis
hicieron

25
Q

querer (to want)

A

quise
quisiste
quiso
quisimos
quisisteis
quisieron

26
Q

venir (to come)

A

vine
viniste
vino
vinimos
vinisteis
vinierion

27
Q

conducir (to drive)

A

conduje
condujiste
condujo
condujimos
condujisteis
condujeron

28
Q

decir (to say)

A

dije
dijiste
dijo
dijimos
dijisteis
dijeron

29
Q

traer (to bring)

A

traje
trajiste
trajo
trajimos
trajisteis
trajeron

30
Q

What of most verbs have j-stems in the preterite?

A

-cir verbs

31
Q

ser (to be)

A

fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fuisteis
fueron

32
Q

ir (to go)

A

fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fuisteis
fueron

33
Q

dar (to give)

A

di
diste
dio
dimos
disteis
dieron

34
Q

ver (to see)

A

vi
viste
vio
vimos
visteis
vieron

35
Q

What is the preterite of hay?

A

hubo