Preterite Flashcards
Name all endings of the preterite for regular -ar verbs.
-é, aste, ó
amos, asteis, aron
Name all endings for preterite for regular -er and -ir verbs.
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron
Name the endings of the preterite for verbs that need in car, gar, and zar in first person singular form. (Yo form)
qué, gué, cé
What happens if a verb in the preterite ends up having three vowels in a row?
The second vowel becomes a y.
Name the preterite for ser and ir.
Fui, fuiste, fue
Fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
For -ir stem-changing verbs, what forms in the preterite include the stem-change?
ustedes/él/ella form
ustedes/ellos/ellas form
What is the root for the preterite of tener?
tuv- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of venir?
vin- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of decir?
dij- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite for poder?
pud- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of poner?
pus- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of saber?
sup- (no accent mark)
What is the root for the preterite of estar?
Estuv- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of querer?
Quis- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of hacer?
Hic- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of traer?
Traj- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of conducir?
Conduj- (no accent marks)
What is the root for the preterite of traducir?
Traduj- (no accent marks)
What is the preterite of dar?
di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron
What does the verb conocer mean in the preterite?
To meet
What does the verb saber mean in the preterite?
To find out; to learn
What does the verb poder mean in the preterite?
To manage; to succeed (could and did)
What does the verb querer mean in the preterite?
To try
