Preterite Tense Flashcards
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cruzar
A
to cross
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los pasajeros
A
passengers
3
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bajar
A
to lower/to get off
4
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el avión
A
plane
5
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rentar
A
to rent
6
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manejar
A
to drive
7
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los boletos
A
tickets
8
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comprar
A
to buy
9
Q
típico
A
typical
10
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cancion
A
song
11
Q
flamenco
A
a type of dance
12
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tocar
A
to play (an instrument)
13
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sangría
A
a Spanish alcoholic beverege
14
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ordenar
A
to order
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el lugar
A
place
16
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paseo
A
stroll
17
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pasear
A
to stroll
18
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desafortunatamente
A
unfortunately
19
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juntos
A
together
20
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suvenir
A
souvenir
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alegría
A
happiness
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regalo
A
gift
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ciega
A
blind
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abrir
A
to open
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evitar
to avoid
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venir
to come
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sabroso
delicious
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recibir
to recieve
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esconder
to hide
30
temprano
early
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aprender
to learn
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el mercado
market
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las finas
fines
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artesonias
arts/crafts
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el gitano
the gypsy
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encontrar
to close
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mesero
waiter
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pagar
to pay
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en vez de
instead of
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entrada
entrance
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cada
every
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vuelo
flight
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pasado
last (time)
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cantar
to sing
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llevar
to take
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llorar
to cry
47
asistir
to go
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salir
to go out
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subir
to go up
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Hacer un viaje
to make a trip
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presentar
to introduce
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el concierto
concert
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cenar
to dine
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desayunar
to eat breakfast
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almorzar
to eat lunch
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tomar
to take/to drink
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el mesero/la mesera
water/waitress
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existir
to exist
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el paquete
packet
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abrir
to open
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alegria
joy
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las tarjetas postales
post cards
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el postre
dessert
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resistir
to resist
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las montañas
mountains
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empezar
to start
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entender
to understand
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probar
to test/to taste
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preferir
to prefer
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dormir
to sleep
71
repetir
to repeat
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seguir
to follow
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servir
to serve
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pensar
to think
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volver
to return
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devovler
to give back
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conseguir
to get
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pescar
to fish
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practicar
to practice
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jugar
to play
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comenzar
to start
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What is the car, gar, zar rule?
Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar change spelling in the yo form to maintain the sounds of the original infinitive: -cé to qué, gé to gué, and zé to cé.
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When do you stem change in preterite?
Only -ir verbs in the third person
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pedir
to ask/order
85
divertirse
to have fun
86
vestirse
to cloth oneself
87
sentirse
to feel
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morir
to die
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Which two forms of stem changing are used in preterite?
e to iand o to u
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caer
to fall
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creer
to believe
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influir
to influence
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oír
to hear/to listen
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leer
to read
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In which forms does Super Y apply?
3rd person
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What is the Super Y rule?
For verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, and -oer, the él,/ella/usted form uses the ending yó (rather than ió) and the third person plural uses the ending yeron (rather than ieron)
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What are the U group verbs?
Poder, poner, estar, andar, saber, and tener.
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What is the acronym for u group verbs
PPEAST
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How is poder conjugated in preterite?
Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron.
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How is poner conjugated in preterite?
Puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron.
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How is estar conjugated in preterite?
Estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron.
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How is andar conjugated in preterite?
Anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron.
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How is saber conjugated in preterite?
Supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron.
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How is tener conjugated in preterite?
Tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron.
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What verbs are in the J Group?
Producir, conducir, traer, and decir.
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What are the exceptions to the Super Y rule?
Traer, atraer, distraer.
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How is producir conjugated in preterite?
Produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjieron.
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How is conducir conjugated in preterite?
Conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujieron.
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How is traer conjugated in preterite?
Traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajieron.
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How is decir conjugated in preterite?
Dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijieron.
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What are the verbs in the I group?
Querer, venir, and hacer.
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How is querer conjugated in preterite?
Quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron.
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How is venir conjugated in preterite?
Vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron.
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How is hacer conjugated in preterite?
Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron.
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How are ir and ser conjugated in preterite?
Fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron.
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How is dar conjugated in preterite?
Di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron.
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How is ver conjugated in preterite?
Vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron
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Ver
to see
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Dar
to give/to have
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poder
to be able to
121
poner
to put
122
andar
to work/to go
123
saber
to know/to taste
124
conocer
to know
125
conducir
to lead/ to drive
126
traer
to bring
127
decir
to say/to tell
128
querer
to want
129
venir
to come/to arrive
130
hacer
to do/to make
