Preterite Tense Flashcards

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1
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-Ar endings

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-e -aste- o -amos -asteis -aron

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2
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-Er & -Ir endings

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-i -iste -io -imos -isteis -ieron

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Ir & Ser

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-fui -fuiste -fue -fuimos -fuisteis -fueron

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Dar

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To give: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron

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5
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Ver

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vi viste vio vimos visteis vieron

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Andar

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To walk: anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

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Estar

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Estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.

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Haber

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Hube, hubiste, hubo, hubimos, hubisteis, hubieron.

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Poder

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Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron.

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Poner

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Puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.

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Saber

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supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron

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Tener

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tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

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Hacer

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hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hiceron

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Querer

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Quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron.

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Venir

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vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vineron.

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16
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Decir

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dije, dijiste, djio, djimos, dijisteis, dijeron.

17
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Producir

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Produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron.

18
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Traer

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traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron.

19
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-Car -Gar -Zar

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C-> qu G -> gu Z-> C first person sing.

20
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Caer

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Cai, caiste, cayo, caimos, caisteis, cayeron

21
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Creer

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Crei, creiste, creyo, cremis, creisteis, creyeron

22
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Leer

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Lei, leiste, leyo, leimos, leisteis, leyeron

23
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oir

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oi, oiste, oyo, oimos, oisteis, oyeron

24
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E->ie or O->ue or E-> I in present change to

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e-> i or o-> u or e->I third person sing & plural

25
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Purposes/Uses

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report a completed action, single completed acts. Beginning of the end of an action in the past. Indicate the change in mental, physical or emotional states at a definite time in the past.

26
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Used with the imperfect

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Imperfect describes the way things were or what was going on while the preterite relates a completed act that interrupted the scene or action.