Preterite tense - irregular & spelling changes Flashcards

1
Q

What happens with -car verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Buscar

A

1st person: c changes to qu

yo busqué, tú buscaste

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What happens with -gar verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Cargar

A

1st person: g changes to gu

yo cargué, tú cargaste

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What happens with -zar verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Almorzar

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1st person: z changes to c

yo almorcé, tú almorzaste

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What happens with -caer, -eer, -oer, -oír, and -uir verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Leer

A

Él, ella, usted & ellos, ellas: the i of their ending changes to y

yo leí, tu leíste, Él LEYÓ, nosotros leímos, ellos LEYERON

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What happens with (ie) and (i) -ir verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Sentir & Pedir

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Él, ella, usted & ellos, ellas: e in the stem changes to i

sentí, sentiste, SINTIÓ, sentimos, SINTIERON

pedí, pediste, PIDIÓ, pedimos, PIDIERON

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What happens with (ue) -ir verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Dormir

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Él, ella, usted & ellos, ellas: o in the stem changes to u

dormí, dormiste, DURMIÓ, dormimos, DURMIERON

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What happens with -ducir verbs in the preterite?

e.g. Conducir

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All forms: c changes to j.
Has the same endings as decir

conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujeron

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What happens with -er and -ir verbs that have stems ending in a vowel in the preterite?

e.g. caer

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él, ella, usted and ellos, ellas: take a y instead of the i

caí, caiste, cayó, caímos, cayeron

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What happens with -er and -ir verbs that have stems ending in an SILENT vowel in the preterite?

e.g. seguir

A

Nothing. They do not undergo the ‘y’ change

seguí, seguiste, siguió (sig-ee-OH), seguimos, siguieron

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10
Q

To walk

A

Andar

anduve
anduviste
anduvo
anduvimos
anduvieron
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To be (state)

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Estar

estuve
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos
estuvieron
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12
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Tener

A
tuve
tuviste
tuvo
tuvimos
tuvieron
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13
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To fit (to have enough space)
To pass through
A

CABER
Caber por

cupe
cupiste
cupo
cupimos
cupieron
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14
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To have (aux)

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HABER

hube
hubiste
hubo
hubimos
hubieron
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15
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To be able to

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PODER

pude
pudiste
pudo
pudimos
pudieron
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16
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To put

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PONER

puse
pusiste
puso
pusimos
pusieron
17
Q

To know

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SABER

supe
supiste
supo
supimos
supieron
18
Q

To do, make

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HACER

hice
hiciste
hizo
hicimos
hicieron
19
Q

To want, love

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QUERER

quise
quisiste
quiso
quisimos
quisieron
20
Q

To come

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VENIR

vine
viniste
vino
vinimos
vinieron
21
Q

To be (permanent attribute)

A

SER

fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fueron
22
Q

To go

A

IR

fui
fuiste
fue
fuimos
fueron
23
Q

To give

A

DAR

di
diste
dio
dimos
dieron
24
Q

To see

A

VER

vi
viste
vio
vimos
vieron