Preterite and Imperfect Flashcards
the day before yesterday (preterite or imperfect?)
anteayer (signal preterite)
yesterday (preterite or imperfect?)
ayer (signal preterite)
last night (preterite or imperfect?)
anoche (signal preterite)
from the first moment (preterite or imperfect?)
desde el primer momento (signal preterite)
for two centuries (preterite or imperfect?)
durante dos siglos (signal preterite)
the other day (preterite or imperfect?)
el otro día (signal preterite)
at that moment (preterite or imperfect?)
en ese momento (signal preterite)
then (preterite or imperfect?)
entonces (signal preterite)
this morning (preterite or imperfect?)
esta mañana (signal preterite)
this afternoon (preterite or imperfect?)
esta tarde (signal preterite)
last week (preterite or imperfect?)
la semana pasada (signal preterite)
last month (preterite or imperfect?)
el mes pasado (signal preterite)
last year (preterite or imperfect?)
el año pasado (signal preterite)
two days, years ago (preterite or imperfect?)
hace dos días, años (signal preterite)
yesterday morning (preterite or imperfect?)
ayer por la mañana (signal preterite)
yesterday afternoon (preterite or imperfect?)
ayer por la tarde (signal preterite)
often (preterite or imperfect?)
a menudo (signal imperfect)
sometimes (preterite or imperfect?)
a veces (signal imperfect)
every day (preterite or imperfect?)
cada día, todos los días (signal imperfect)
every week (preterite or imperfect?)
cada semana, todas las semanas (signal imperfect)
every month (preterite or imperfect?)
cada mes (signal imperfect)
every year (preterite or imperfect?)
cada año (signal imperfect)
frequently (preterite or imperfect?)
con frecuencia, frecuentemente (signal imperfect)
from time to time (preterite or imperfect?)
de vez en cuando (signal imperfect)
at that time (preterite or imperfect?)
en aquella época (signal imperfect)
frequently (preterite or imperfect?)
frecuentemente, con frecuencia (signal imperfect)
usually (preterite or imperfect?)
generalmente (signal imperfect)
many times (preterite or imperfect?)
muchas veces (signal imperfect)
a lot (preterite or imperfect?)
mucho (signal imperfect)
never (preterite or imperfect?)
nunca (signal imperfect)
for awhile (preterite or imperfect?)
por un rato (signal imperfect)
always (preterite or imperfect?)
siempre (signal imperfect)
so many times (preterite or imperfect?)
tantas veces (signal imperfect)
every week (preterite or imperfect?)
todas las semanas, cada semana (signal imperfect)
every day (preterite or imperfect?)
todos los días, cada día (signal imperfect)
all the time (preterite or imperfect?)
todo el tiempo (signal imperfect)
several times (preterite or imperfect?)
varias veces (signal imperfect)
to blind
cegar (g:gu)
to hang
colgar (g:gu)
to play
jugar (g:gu)
to arrive
llegar (g:gu)
to pay
pagar (g:gu)
to fold
plegar (g:gu)
to water
regar (g:gu)
to pray
rogar (g:gu)
to swallow
tragar (g:gu)
to wander
vagar (g:gu)
to park
aparcar (c:qu)
to look
buscar (c:qu)
to clarify
clarificar (c:qu)
to classify
clasificar (c:qu)
to highlight
destacar (c:qu)
to pack
empacar (c:qu)
to justify
justificar (c:qu)
to practice
practicar (c:qu)
to take out
sacar (c:qu)
to touch, to play an instrument
tocar (c:qu)
to eat lunch
almorzar (z:c)
to authorize
autorizar (z:c)
to hunt
cazar (z:c)
to start, to begin
comenzar (z:c)
empezar (z:c)
to cross
cruzar (z:c)
to force
forzar (z:c)
to organize
organizar (z:c)
to symbolize
simbolizar (z:c)
to stumble
tropezarse (z:c)
to walk
andar (anduv)
I walked
anduve
to be
estar (estuv)
to have
tener (tuv)
haber (hub)
I had
tuve
hube
I be (past tense)
estuve
to fit
caber (cup)
I fit (past tense)
cupe
to have
haber (hub)
tener (tuv)
I had
hube
tuve
to be able
poder (pud)
I was able (past tense)
pude
to put
poner (pus)
I put
puse
to know
saber (sup)
I knew
supe
to make
hacer (hic)
to want
querer (quis)
I wanted
quise
to come
venir (vin)
I came
vine
ser (preterite)
fui fuiste fue fuimos fueron
ir (preterite)
fui fuiste fue fuimos fueron
dar (preterite)
di diste dio dimos dieron
hacer (preterite)
hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicieron
ser (imperfect)
era eras era éramos eran
ir (imperfect)
iba ibas iba íbamos iban
ver (imperfect)
veía veías veía veíamos veían
decir (preterite)
dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijeron
traer (preterite)
traje trajiste trajo trajimos trajeron
ver (preterite)
vi viste vio vimos vieron