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Preterite vs Imperfect Review Flashcards

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1
Q

AR (pret)

A
  • é -amos
  • aste
  • ó -aron
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ER (pret)

A

í -imos
iste
ió -ieron

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IR (Pret)

A

í imos
iste
ió ieron

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4
Q

AR (imp)

A

aba abamos
abas
aba aban

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5
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ER

A

ía íamos
ías
íá ían

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6
Q

IR

A

ía íamos
ías
íá ían

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7
Q

When to use preterite

A

For actions that can be viewed as single events
For actions that were repeated a specific number of times
For actions that occurred during a specific period of time
For actions that were part of a chain of events
To state the beginning or the end of an action

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When to use imperfect

A

For actions that were repeated habitually
For actions that “set the stage” for another past action
For telling time
For stating one’s age
For mental states (usually)
For physical sensations (usually)
To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions

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9
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ser (pret)

A

fui fuimos
fuiste
fue fueron

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ir (pret)

A

fui fuimos
fuiste
fue fueron

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Q

dar (pret)

A 
di
diste
dio
dimos
dieron
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Q

hacer (pret)

A 
hice 
hiciste
hizo
hicimos
hicieron
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13
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ser (imp)

A 
era
eras
era
éramos
eran
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14
Q

ir (imp)

A 
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
iban
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15
Q

ver

A 
veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veían
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16
Q

words that signal use of preterite

A 
ayer (yesterday)
anteayer (the day before yesterday)
anoche (last night)
desde el primer momento (from the first moment)
durante dos siglos (for two centuries)
el otro día (the other day)
en ese momento (at that moment)
entonces (then)
esta mañana (this morning)
esta tarde (this afternoon)
la semana pasada (last week)
el mes pasado (last month)
el año pasado (last year)
hace dos días, años (two days, years ago)
ayer por la mañana (yesterday morning)
ayer por la tarde (yesterday afternoon)
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17
Q

words that signal use of imperfect

A 
a menudo (often)
a veces (sometimes)
cada día (every day)
cada semana (every week)
cada mes (every month)
cada año (every year)
con frecuencia (frequently)
de vez en cuando (from time to time)
en aquella época (at that time)
frecuentemente (frequently)
generalmente (usually)
muchas veces (many times)
mucho (a lot)
nunca (never)
por un rato (for awhile)
siempre (always)
tantas veces (so many times)
todas las semanas (every week)
todos los días (every day)
todo el tiempo (all the time)
varias veces (several times)
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18
Q

-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite

A

-ar and -er verbs that change their stem in the present tense do not change in the preterite

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19
Q

preferir (pret)

A 
preferí
preferiste
preferió
preferirió
preferimos
prefirieron
20
Q

dormir (pret)

A 
dormí
dormiste
durmió
dormimos
durmieron
21
Q

car, gar, zar (yo form only)

A

Verbs that end in -gar change g to gu
Verbs that end in -car change c to qu
Verbs that end in -zar change z to c

22
Q

-aer, -eer, -oír, and -oer,

A

yo & yeron

23
Q

creer (pret)

A 
creí
creíste
creyó
creímos
creísteis
creyeron
24
Q

andar (to walk) (pret)

A

anduv

25
Q

estar (pret)

A 
estuve
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos 
estuvieron
26
Q

saber

A 
supe
supiste
supo
supimos
supieron
27
Q

tener

A

tuv-

28
Q

haber (to have) pret

A

hub-

29
Q

decir (pret)

A

dije

dijiste

30
Q

traer

A

traje

trajiste

31
Q

ver

A 
vi
viste
vio
vimos
vieron
32
Q

conocer (pret)

A

to meet

33
Q

conocer (imp)

A

to know

34
Q

costar pret

A

to cost (actually bought it)

35
Q

poder (pret)

A

to manage to do something

36
Q

costar (imp)

A

to cost (didn’t buy it, how much it cost)

37
Q

poder (imp)

A

to have the ability

38
Q

querer (pret)

A

to try to do something

39
Q

querer (imp)

A

to want

40
Q

saber (pret)

A

to find out

41
Q

saber (imp)

A

to know

42
Q

tener (pret)

A

to receive

43
Q

tener (imp)

A

to have

44
Q

venir (to come) (pret)

A

vin-

45
Q

querer

A

quis-

46
Q

poder

A

pud-

47
Q

poner

A

pus-

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