Preterite

Question 1

ar endings

Answer 1

yo- é
tú- aste 
él/ella/ud.- ó
nosotros- amos
ellos/ellas- aron

Question 2

er/ir endings

Answer 2

yo- í
tú- iste
él/ella ud. - ío
nosotros- imos 
ellos/ellas/uds. - ieron

Question 3

When is the pret. used?

Answer 3

To report an action completed in the past at a specific time

Question 4

First and third person regular verb forms (yo y él) always have accents at the end of the word

Answer 4

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Question 5

car, gar, and zar verbs change to what in the first person singular in the pret?

Answer 5

c- qu Buscar= Busqué
g- gu Llegar= Llegué
z- c Almorzar= Almorcé

Question 6

Stem changing “ir” verbs in the present also change in the third person singular and regular in the pret. (él y ellos- cigar verbs)

example: to ask (conjugate me) 
               to sleep (conjugate me)

Answer 6

Pedir

yo pedí nosotros pedimos
tú pediste
él, ella, ud. pidió ellos/ellas/uds. pidieron

Dormir

yo dormí nosotros dormimos
tú dormiste
él/ella/ud. durmió ellos/ellas/uds. durmieron

Question 7

Verbs that end in “er and ir” preceded by a vowel (creer) change the - “i” to a “y” in the third person singular and plural (él y ellos). All forms of these verbs are accented in all persons except the third person plural (ellos).

example: to believe (conjugate me)
               to hear (conjugate me)

Answer 7

creer

yo creí nosotros creímos
tú creíste
el/ella/ud. creyó ellos/ellas/uds. creyeron

yo oí nosotros oímos
tú oíste
el/ella/ud. oyó ellos/ellas/uds. oyeron

Question 8

The verbs to be, to go, to give, to have, and to see are all irregular in the pret. these are your straight up irregular verbs

Answer 8

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Question 9

Conjugate “to be” (s)

Answer 9

ser 
yo fui 
tú fuiste 
él/ella ud. fue
nosotros fuimos 
ellos/ellas/uds. fueron

Question 10

Conjugate “to be” (e)

Answer 10

estar 
yo estuve
tú estuviste 
él/ella/uds. estuvo 
nosotros estuvimos 
ellos/ellas/uds. estuvieron

Question 11

Conjugate “to have”

Answer 11

tener
yo tuve
tú tuviste 
él/ella/ud. tuvo 
nosotros tuvimos 
ellos/ella/uds. tuvieron

Question 12

Conjugate “to go”

Answer 12

ir 
yo fui 
tú fuiste 
él/ella ud. fue
nosotros fuimos 
ellos/ellas/uds. fueron

Question 13

Conjugate “to give”

Answer 13

dar 
yo di 
tú diste
él/ella/ud. dio 
nosotros dimos 
ellos/ellas/uds. dieron

Question 14

Conjugate “to see”

Answer 14

ver 
yo vi
tú viste 
él/ella/ud. vio 
nosotros vimos
ellos/ellas/uds. vieron

Question 15

Many verbs in the pret also have stem changing qualities

Answer 15

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Question 16

Conjugate “to be able to”

also what does it mean in the pret.?

Answer 16

poder

pude
pudiste 
pudo
pudimos 
pudieron

poder means to manage to do something
no poder means to try and to fail (I couldn’t)

Question 17

Conjugate “to place”

Answer 17

poner

puse
pusiste 
puso 
pusimos 
pusieron

Question 18

Conjugate “to know” (facts)

Answer 18

saber

supe
supiste
supo 
supimos 
supieron

Question 19

Conjugate “to come”

Answer 19

venir

vine 
viniste 
vino
vinimos 
vinieron

Question 20

Conjugate “to make”

Answer 20

hacer

hice
hiciste 
hizo 
hicimos
hicieron

Question 21

Conjugate “to want”

What does it mean in the pret.?

Answer 21

querer

quise 
quisiste 
quiso
quisimos 
quisieron 

querer means to try
no querer means to refuse

Question 22

Conjugate “to say”

Answer 22

decir

dije
dijiste
dijo 
dijimos 
dijeron

Question 23

Conjugate “to bring”

Answer 23

traer

traje
trajiste 
trajo 
trajimos 
trajeron

Question 24

“To know” (s) has a different meaning in the pret. what is it?

Answer 24

saber

to find out, to learn

Question 25

“To know” (c) has a different meaning in the pret. what is it?

Answer 25

conocer

to meet someone (the beginning of knowing)