Preterite vs. Imperfect Flashcards

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A single action or a series of actions that are totally completed within a particular period of time in the past

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preterite (Felipe cleaned his room yesterday.)

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The beginning or the end of an action in the past

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Preterite (It began to rain at three o’clock. )

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saber {to know; in the preterite:

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found out

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conocer (to know, be acquainted with;

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in the preterite: met [for the first timel)

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poder (to be able;

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in the preterite: succeeded in, managed to)

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querer (to want;

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in the preterite: tried; in the negative preterite: refused)

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entonces

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: preterite

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de momento

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preterite

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ayer

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preterite

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aquel día (mes, año)

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í preterite

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aquella semana

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pretérito

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el otro día

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El pretérito

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anteayer

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El pretérito y

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en febrero (marzo, abril, etc.)

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El pretérito

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el lunes (martes, miércoles, etc.) pasado

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El pretérito

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de repente

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El pretérito

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Por fin

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El pretérito

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una noche, un día

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El pretérito

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una vez

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El pretérito

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anoche

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pretérito i

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la semana pasada

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El pretérito

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el mes/el año pasado

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[ pretérito

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en 1954 (1999, etc)

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pretérito

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el 25 de julio, etc

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pretérito

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Ir/Ser conjugated to preterite
``` fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron ```
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dar conjugated to prêt.
``` di diste dio dimos disteis dieron ```
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ver conjugated to preterite
``` vi viste vio vimos visteis vieron ```
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Estar Conjugated to prêt.
``` estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron ```
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Normal AR endings for preterite
``` é aste ó amos asteis aron ```
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Normal ER IR endings preterite
``` í iste ió imos isteis ieron ```
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poder: preterite
pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron
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poner: pret
puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron
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saber preterite
supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron
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andar: preterite
anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteteis, anduvieron
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caben preterité
cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupieron
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hacer: preterite
hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron
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(no) Querer prêt (tried, refused)
quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron
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tener: pret
tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron
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venir pret
vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron
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satisfacer (to satisfy) pret
satisfice, satisficiste, satisfizo, satisficimos, satisficisteis, satisficieron
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decir: pret
dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron
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traer (brought) pret
traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron
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producir (to produce) pret
produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron
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conducir (to drive) preterite
conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron
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traducir (to translate) preterite
traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujisteis, tradujeron
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reducir (to reduce)
reduje, redujiste, redujo, redujimos, redujisteis, redujeron
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obtener (to obtain)
obtuve, obtuviste, obtuvo, obtuvimos, obtuvisteis, obtuvieron
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The preterite of hay? (was, there were)
Hubo
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sentir (e to ie in the present tense) preterit
sentí, sentiste, sintió, sentimos, sentisteis, sintieron
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dormir (o to ue in the present tense) pret | Other verbs like dormir dormirse (to fall asleep) morir (to die)
dormí dormiste durmió dormimos dormisteis durmieron
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Descriptions in the past
imperfect
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They were (used to be) very kind.
imperfect Ellos eran muy simpáticos.
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An action that went on for a period of time in the past that is not specific, with no reference to its beginning or end
imperfect
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He was looking at me while I was trying to pick up the papers.
imperfect Él me miraba mientras yo trataba de recoger los papeles.
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A customary, habitual or indefinitely repeated action in the past. One of the best ways to recognize this use is to think of the English used to, was, or would
imperfect
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On Sundays I used to (would) walk on the beach.
Imperfecto Los domingos caminaba por la playa.
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The background or setting in which an action took place
imperfect
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It was extremely windy when we left school.
Imperfecto Hacía un viento tremendo cuando salimos de la escuela.
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). Time of day in the past
imperfecto
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It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
imperfecto Eran las tres de la tarde.
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Age in the past
imperfecto
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Tie director was sixty years old.
El director tenía sesenta años.
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A mental or phvsical state of beina in the oast. In the past, nonaction verbs such as saber, conocer, querer, estar, creer, and tener are usually _________?
Imperfecto
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generalmente
imperfecto
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constantemente
imperfecto
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siempre
imperfecto
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todos los días
imperfecto
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frecuentemente
imperfect
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normalmente
imperfect
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todos los días, todas las tardes, etc.
imperfect
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cada día (semana, mes, etc.)
imperfect
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de costumbre
imperfect
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a menudo
imperfect
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a veces
imperfect
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con frecuencia
imperfect
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por lo general
imperfect
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regularmente
imperfect
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ar in imperfect
``` aba abas aba ábamos abais aban ```
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ER/IR imperfect
``` ía ías ía íamos íais ían ```
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ser imperfect
era eras era éramos erais eran
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ir imperfect (to go)
iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
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ver imperfect
veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
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imperfect hay
había.
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There were many people in the stadium when our team won.
Había mucha gente en el estadio cuando nuestro equipo ganó. (background information) Imperfecto
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There was an earthquake in Mexico last year.
Hubo un terremoto en México el año pasado. (action totally completed within a definite period of time) preterit