Preterite tense Flashcards by Summer Chen

What is the Preterite tense?

Past action had a definite beginning - definite end

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How to form the Preterite tense?

Example: You talked

Take the infinitive of the verb

Hablar = To talk

Identify what type of verb it is (AR - ER - IR)

Remove the ending of the verb leaving it as the stem

Hablar (infinitive) = Habl (stem)

Add the preterite tense version of the ending (in this case ASTE (you)

Habl = Hablaste (You eat)

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What are the present tense endings for regular AR verbs?

Yó (I) - É

Tú (You) - Aste

Él/Ella (He/She) - Ó

Nosotros (We) - Amos

Vosotros (You lot) - Asteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Aron

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What are the present tense endings for regular ER/IR verbs?

Yó (I) - Í

Tú (You) - Iste

Él/Ella (He/She) - Ió

Nosotros (We) - Imos

Vosotros (You lot) - Isteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Ieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb IR (to go)/SER (to be)?

Yó (I) - Fui

Tú (You) - Fuiste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Fue

Nosotros (We) - Fuimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Fuisteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Fueron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb ESTAR (to be)?

Yó (I) - Estuve

Tú (You) - Estuviste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Estuvo

Nosotros (We) - Estuvimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Estuviste

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Estuvieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb HACER (to do)?

Yó (I) - Hice

Tú (You) - Hiciste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Hizo

Nosotros (We) - Hicimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Hicisteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Hicieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb TENER (to have)?

Yó (I) - Tuve

Tú (You) - Tuviste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Tuvo

Nosotros (We) - Tuvimos

Vosotros (You lot) -Tuvisteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Tuvieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb VER (to see)?

Yó (I) - Vi

Tú (You) - Viste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Vio

Nosotros (We) - Vimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Visteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Vieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb DAR (to give)?

Yó (I) - Di

Tú (You) - Diste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Dio

Nosotros (We) - Dimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Disteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Dieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb VENIR (to come)?

Yó (I) - Vine

Tú (You) - Viniste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Vino

Nosotros (We) - Vinimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Vinisteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Vinieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb PONER (to put)?

Yó (I) - Puse

Tú (You) - Pusiste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Puso

Nosotros (We) - Pusimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Pusisteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Pusieron

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What are the preterite endings for the irregular verb DECIR (to say)?

Yó (I) - Dije

Tú (You) - Dijiste

Él/Ella (He/she) - Dijo

Nosotros (We) - Dijimos

Vosotros (You lot) - Dijisteis

Ellos/Ellas (They) - Dijieron

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What is the stem for the strong preterite ANDAR (to walk)?

Anduve

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What is the stem for the strong preterite CABER (To fit)?

Cupe

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What is the stem for the strong preterite CONDUCIR (To drive)?

Conduje

What is the stem for the strong preterite DECIR (to tell/say)?

Dije

What is the stem for the strong preterite ESTAR (to be)?

Estuve

What is the stem for the strong preterite HABER (to have)?

Hube

What is the stem for the strong preterite HACER (to do/make)?

Hice

What is the stem for the strong preterite PONER (to put)?

Puse

What is the stem for the strong preterite QUERER (to want)?

Quise

What is the stem for the storng preterite PODER (to can)?

Pude

What is the stem for the strong preterite SABER (to know)?

Supe

What is the stem for the strong preterite TENER (to have)?

Tuve

What is the stem for the strong preterite TRAER (to bring)?

Traje

What is the stem for the strong preterite VENIR (to come)?

Vine

What CAR - GAR - ZAR verbs change within the first person (Preterite tense)?

Jugar = (To play) = Jugué = (I played Llegar = (To arrive) = Llegué = (I arrived) Pagar = (To pay) = Pagué = (I payed) Praticar = (To practice) = Practiqué = (I practiced) Sacar = (To take) = Saqué = (I took) Tocar = (To touch/play) = Toqué = (I touched/played) Empezar = (To start) = Empecé = (I started) Almorzar = (To have lunch) = Almorce = (I have lunch)

What UIR - AER - EER verbs change within the third person (singular/plural) (Preterite tense)?

Leer = (To read) Caer = (To fall) Creer = (To believe) Incluir = (To include) Concluir = (To conclude) Construir = (To build) Oír = (To hear)

What are the preterite endings for verb LEER (to read)? (Third person singular/plural change)?

Yó (I) - Leí Tú (You) - Leíste Él/Ella (He/she) - Leyó Nosotros (We) - Leímos Vosotros (You lot) - Leíste Ellos/Ellas (They) - Leyeron

What are the preterite endings for the verb OÍR (to hear)? (Third person singular/plural change)

Yó (I) - Oí Tú (You) - Oíste Él/Ella (He/she) - Oyó Nosotros (We) - Oímos Vosotros (You lot) - Oísteis Ellos/Ellas (They) - Oyeron

What IR radical changing verbs only change in third person singular/plural?

Seguir = (To continue) Pedir = (To ask) Dormir = (To sleep) Sentir = (To feel)

What are the preterite endings for the verb SEGUIR (to continue)? (Third person singluar/plural change)

Yó (I) - Seguí Tú (You) - Seguiste Él/Ella (He/she) - Siguió Nosotros (We) - Seguimos Vosotros (You lot) - Seguisteis Ellos/Ellas (They) - Siguieron

What are the preterite endings for the verb PEDIR (to ask)? (Third person singular/plural change)

Yó (I) - Pedí Tú (You) - Pediste Él/Ella (He/she) - Pidió Nosotros (We) - Pedimos Vosotros (You lot) - Pedisteis Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (They) - Pidieron

What are the preterite endings for the verb DORMIR (to sleep)? (Third person singular/plural change)

Yó (I) - Dormí Tú (You) - Dormiste Él/Ella (He/she) - Durmió Nosotros (We) - Dormimos Vosotros (You lot) - Dormisteis Ellos/Ellas (They) - Durmieron

What are the preterite endings for the verb SENTIR (to feel)? (Third person singular/plural change)

Yó (I) - Sentí Tú (You) - Sentiste Él/Ella (He/she) - Sintió Nosotros (We) - Sentimos Vosotros (You lot) - Sentisteis Ellos/Ellas (They) - Sintieron

What are the endings for irregular verbs in the preterite tense?

Yó (I) - E Tú (You) - Iste Él/Ella (He/she) - O Nosotros (We) - Imos Vosotros (You Lot) - Isteis Ellos/Ellas (They) - Ieron

When do you use the Preterite tense?

Actions occurred at a fixed point in time E.g I called at 1:00 (Llamé a la una) Actions in the past performed a specific number of times Actions that occurred during a specific enclosed period of time E.g He lived there for 5 years (Te llamé dos veces) Actions that are part of a chain of events Sudden changes of mood - feelings - opinions E.g I was not afraid (En ese momento no tuve miedo

What verbs have Irregular stems?

Ser = (To be)/Ir = (To go) Estar = (To be) Hacer = (To do) Tener = (To have Ver = (To watch) Dar = (To give) Venir = (To come) Poner = (To put) Poder = (Can) Decir = (To say) Andar = (To walk) Caber = (To fit) Conducir = (To drive) Haber = (To have) Querer = (To want) Saber = (To know) Traer = (To bring)