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1
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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

A

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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17
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Por fin

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El pretérito

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18
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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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21
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la semana pasada

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El pretérito

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22
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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

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fui 
fuiste 
fue
fuimos 
fuisteis  
fueron
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dar conjugated to prêt.

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di 
diste 
dio 
dimos 
disteis 
dieron
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ver conjugated to preterite

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vi 
viste 
vio 
vimos 
visteis 
vieron
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Estar Conjugated to prêt.

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estuve
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos
estuvisteis 
estuvieron
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29
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Normal AR endings for preterite

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é
aste
ó
amos
asteis
aron
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30
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Normal ER IR endings preterite

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í
iste
ió
imos
isteis
ieron
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poder: preterite

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pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron

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poner: pret

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puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron

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saber preterite

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supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron

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andar: preterite

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anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteteis, anduvieron

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caben preterité

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cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupieron

36
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hacer: preterite

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hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

37
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(no) Querer prêt (tried, refused)

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quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron

38
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tener: pret

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tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

39
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venir pret

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vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron

40
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satisfacer (to satisfy) pret

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satisfice, satisficiste, satisfizo, satisficimos, satisficisteis, satisficieron

41
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decir: pret

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dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron

42
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traer (brought) pret

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traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron

43
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producir (to produce) pret

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produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron

44
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conducir (to drive) preterite

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conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron

45
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traducir (to translate) preterite

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traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujisteis, tradujeron

46
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reducir (to reduce)

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reduje, redujiste, redujo, redujimos, redujisteis, redujeron

47
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obtener (to obtain)

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obtuve, obtuviste, obtuvo, obtuvimos, obtuvisteis, obtuvieron

48
Q

The preterite of hay? (was, there were)

A

Hubo

49
Q

sentir (e to ie in the present tense) preterit

A

sentí, sentiste, sintió, sentimos, sentisteis, sintieron

50
Q

dormir (o to ue in the present tense) pret

Other verbs like dormir dormirse (to fall asleep) morir (to die)

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dormí dormiste durmió dormimos dormisteis durmieron

51
Q

Descriptions in the past

A

imperfect

52
Q

They were (used to be) very kind.

A

imperfect Ellos eran muy simpáticos.

53
Q

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

A

imperfect

54
Q

He was looking at me while I was trying to pick up the papers.

A

imperfect Él me miraba mientras yo trataba de recoger los papeles.

55
Q

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

A

imperfect

56
Q

On Sundays I used to (would) walk on the beach.

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Imperfecto Los domingos caminaba por la playa.

57
Q

The background or setting in which an action took place

A

imperfect

58
Q

It was extremely windy when we left school.

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Imperfecto Hacía un viento tremendo cuando salimos de la escuela.

59
Q

). Time of day in the past

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imperfecto

60
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It was three o’clock in the afternoon.

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imperfecto Eran las tres de la tarde.

61
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Age in the past

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imperfecto

62
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Tie director was sixty years old.

A

El director tenía sesenta años.

63
Q

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 _________?

A

Imperfecto

64
Q

generalmente

A

imperfecto

65
Q

constantemente

A

imperfecto

66
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siempre

A

imperfecto

67
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todos los días

A

imperfecto

68
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frecuentemente

A

imperfect

69
Q

normalmente

A

imperfect

70
Q

todos los días, todas las tardes, etc.

A

imperfect

71
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cada día (semana, mes, etc.)

A

imperfect

72
Q

de costumbre

A

imperfect

73
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a menudo

A

imperfect

74
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a veces

A

imperfect

75
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con frecuencia

A

imperfect

76
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por lo general

A

imperfect

77
Q

regularmente

A

imperfect

78
Q

ar in imperfect

A 
aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban
79
Q

ER/IR imperfect

A 
ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
80
Q

ser imperfect

A

era eras era éramos erais eran

81
Q

ir imperfect (to go)

A

iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban

82
Q

ver imperfect

A

veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían

83
Q

imperfect hay

A

había.

84
Q

There were many people in the stadium when our team won.

A

Había mucha gente en el estadio cuando nuestro equipo ganó. (background information) Imperfecto

85
Q

There was an earthquake in Mexico last year.

A

Hubo un terremoto en México el año pasado. (action totally completed within a definite period of time) preterit

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