Preterite/Imperfect Flashcards
Preterite conjugation
ar - é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
ir/er - í, iste, ió, imos isteis ieron
What is the preterite used for?
repetitive actions
actions during a specific period of time
chain of events
past, completed actions
Imperfect conjugation
ar - aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
er/ir - ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
What is the imperfect used for?
descriptions (scene/person in the past/emotional states), setting stage for events, telling time/dates, repeated habits
to walk
andar
to drive
conducir
to say, to tell
decir
to do, to make
hacer
to be
estar
to put, to place
poner
to give
dar
to see
ver
to go to be
Ir
to be able to, can
poder
to want
querer
to know (info, facts)
saber
to have
tener
to bring, to wear, to carry
traer
to arrive, to come, to turn up
venir
ser
to be
p - andar
anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron
p - conducir
conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron
p - decir
dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron
p - hacer
hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron