Preterite Vs Imperfect Rules

Question 1

DEATHCOWS acronym is for:

Answer 1

Imperfect

Question 1

SAFE acronym is for:

Answer 1

Preterite

Question 2

What does the “D” in Death cows mean

Answer 2

Descriptions

Question 3

What does the “E” in Death cows mean

Answer 3

Emotions, state of mind

Question 4

What does the “A” in Death cows mean

Answer 4

Age

Question 5

What does the “T” in Death cowsmean

Answer 5

Time, Date

Question 6

What does the “H” in Death cows mean

Answer 6

Habitual actions (used to)

Question 7

What does the “C” in Death Cows mean

Answer 7

Continuing Actions

Question 8

What does the “O” in Death Cows mean

Answer 8

Ongoing Actions (was/were __ing)

Question 9

What does the “W” in Death Cows mean

Answer 9

Weather

Question 10

What does the “S” in Death Cows mean

Answer 10

Simultaneous actions (Same time)

Question 11

What does the “S” in SAFE mean

Answer 11

Specific instance or number of instances

Question 12

What does the “A” in SAFE mean

Answer 12

Action that interrupts ongoing events

Question 13

What does the “F” in SAFE mean

Answer 13

Focus on beginning or ending of action

Question 14

In preterite, for AR and ER/IR form, where do you place the accents?

Answer 14

On the Yo and Usted

Question 14

What does the “E” in SAFE mean

Answer 14

Enclosed amount of time, or limited and completed time frame

Question 15

What is the AR form for preterite

Answer 15

(e) amos
aste X
(o) aron

Question 16

What is the ER/IR form for preterite

Answer 16

(i) imos
iste X
i(o) ieron

Question 17

Preterite is used for a ____ time completed action with a ____ time frame

Answer 17

one, specific

Question 18

Imperfect is used for a ____ in the past or actions with a ____ time frame

Answer 18

Habit, undefined/general

Question 19

What is the AR form for Imperfect

Answer 19

aba (a)bamos
abas X
aba aban

Question 20

What is the ER/IR form for Imperfect

Answer 20

(i)a (i)amos
(i)as X
(i)a (i)an

Question 21

What are the 3 irregulars for Imperfect

Answer 21

IR, SER, VER

Question 22

What are the Imperfect endings for SER

Answer 22

era (e)ramos
eras X
era eran

Question 23

What are the Imperfect endings for IR

Answer 23

iba (i)bamos
ibas X
iba iban

Question 24

What are the Imperfect endings for VER

Answer 24

ve(i)a ve(i)amos
ve(i)as X
ve(i)a ve(i)an

Question 25

What is the acronym for all preterite irregulars

Answer 25

AEPPTHVDTSQ

Question 26

What are the endings for irregular preterite verbs

Answer 26

e imos
iste X
o (zo for hacer) ieron (eron for decir/traer)

Question 27

What is the Yo form for CAR GAR ZAR preterite verbs

Answer 27

qu(e), gu(e), c(e)

Question 28

Endings for IR/SER in preterite

Answer 28

fui fuimos
fuiste X
fue fueron

Question 29

Endings for DAR/VER in preterite

Answer 29

-i -imos
-iste X
-io -ieron

Question 30

What are the verbs for the I-Y sandal changers

Answer 30

-uir
construir
destruir
incluir

Question 31

What changes in sandal changer preterite verbs

Answer 31

Usted and Ustedes forms change

Question 32

What are the I-Y sandal changers with extra accents

Answer 32

caer creer leer o(i)r

Question 33

What is the difference between a stem change and sandal change

Answer 33

Stem change changes the verb, sandal change changes the ending

Question 34

What are the E-I stem changers

Answer 34

pedir seguir sentir

Question 35

Where are the extra accents placed in preterite I-Y

Answer 35

on the i of the Tu and Nos form

Question 36

What are the O-U stem changers

Answer 36

dormir morir