Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs Endings Flashcards
What are the preterite endings of -ar verbs?
What are the preterite endings of -er verbs?
What are the preterite endings of -ir verbs?
How do stem changing -ar and -er change in the preterite tense?
They stay regular, no stem change.
How do stem changing -ir change in the preterite tense?
-Ir verbs that have a stem change in the present tense also have a stem change in the preterite.
How do verbs that end in -car change in the yo form of the preterite tense?
How do verbs that end in -gar change in the yo form of the preterite tense?
How do verbs that end in -zar change in the yo form of the preterite tense?
How do the verbs creer, leer, and oír change in the preterite tense?
How does the verb ver change in the yo form of the preterite tense?
anoche
last night
the day before yesterday
anteayer
yesterday
ayer
suddenly
de repente
from… until…
desde… hasta…
pasado/a (adj.)
last; past
last year
el año pasado
last week
la semana pasada
once
una vez
twice
dos veces
already
ya
How do you say something that has just occurred?
Acabar de + [infinitive] (keep in mind this is in present tense)
EX: Acabo de comprar una falda. (I just bought this skirt.)
EX: Acabas de ir de compras. (You just went shopping.)
