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1
Q

AR Endings

A 
é
aste
ó
amos
aron
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2
Q

Er/Ir Endings

A 
í
iste
ió
imos
ieron
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3
Q

andar

A 
anduv_
to walk/to go 
anduve
anduviste 
anduvo
anduvimos 
anduvieron
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4
Q

estar

A 
estuv_
to be
estuve
estuviste 
estuvo 
estuvimos 
estuvieron
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5
Q

poder

A 
pud_
to be able to /can (to be able to / was able to )
(no poder: to try but to fail/ couldn't )
pude 
pudiste
pudo
pudimos
pudieron
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6
Q

poner

A 
pus_
to place
puse
pusiste 
puso
pusimos
pusieron
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7
Q

tener

A 
tuv_
to have (in pret. to receive) 
tuve 
tuviste 
tuvo
tuvimos 
tuvieron
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8
Q

saber

A 
sup_
to know (in prret: to find out/ found out)
supe
supiste
supo 
supimos 
supieron
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9
Q

hacer

A 
hic_
hic_
hiz_
hic_
hic_
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10
Q

querer

A 
quis_
(to try w/o achievement )
quise
quisiste 
quiso 
quisimos
quisieron
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11
Q

venir

A 
vin_
to come 
vine 
viniste
vino 
vinimos
vinieron
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12
Q

conducir

A 
conduj_
conduje
condujiste
condujo 
condujimos
condujeron

(to lead)

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13
Q

traer

A

traj_

To bring 
traje
trajiste 
trajo 
trajimos 
trajeron
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14
Q

decir

A 
dij_
to say 
dije
dijiste 
digo 
dijimos
dijeron
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15
Q

construir

A 
construí
construiste 
construyó
construimos
construyeron

To Build

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16
Q

leer

A 
leí
leíste 
leyó
leímos
leyeron 
to read
17
Q

oír

A 
oí
oíste
oyó
oímos
oyeron 
to hear
18
Q

What don’t irregulars have in the preterite that all other verbs get treated with?

A

accents!

19
Q

what do you change an unstressed vowel to between two vowels?

A

“y”

20
Q

dar

A 
di
diste
dio
dimos
dieron 
to give
21
Q

ir and ser

A 
fui
fuiste 
fue
fuimos
fueron 
to go / to be
22
Q

Car, Gar, Zar verbs?

A

only change in 1st person sing
ex: buscar = busqué, buscaste….
pagar = pagué, pagaste….
empezar = empecé

23
Q

When do we use pret?

A

1) Moves story along (the plot)
2) Action that took place at a specific time in the past, beginning, end, or duration stated (completed)
3) Successive actions (completed)
4) Summary or reaction statement

24
Q

conocer in the pret?

A

to meet/ met

25
Q

saber in the pret?

A

to find out/ found out

26
Q

poder in the pret?

A

to be able to / was able to

27
Q

no poder in the pret?

A

to try but to fail/ couldn’t

28
Q

querer in the pret?

A

to try w/o achievement

29
Q

no querer in the pret?

A

to refuse

30
Q

tener in the pret?

A

to receive

31
Q

tener que in the pret.

A

to have to and to do
to have to and to have done
I had to go to the doc and I went

32
Q

costar

A

to cost, he bought it for

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