Preterito Flashcards

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1
Q

Preterite:
regular -ar verbs
Conjugation

A
  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amos
  • aron
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2
Q

Ser (i)

A
fui
fuiste 
fue 
fuimos 
fueron
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Q

Dar (i)

A
Di
Diste 
Dio
Dimos
Dieron
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4
Q

-ir stem-changing verbs DO change in the preterite!

A

¡Vaya!

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5
Q

Preterite:
regular -er / -ir
conjugations

A
  • í
  • iste
  • imos
  • ieron
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6
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-ar and -er stem-changing verbs DO NOT change in the preterite

A

¡Vaya!

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6
Q

In order to preserve the sound of the infinitive, a number of verbs change orthographically (spelling) in the preterite tense.

The changes occur in the “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

Here are three examples:
yo jugué (jugar)
yo busqué (buscar)
yo almorcé (almorzar)

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7
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For verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, -uir, and -oer, the él/ella/usted forms use the ending “yó” (rather than ió) and the third person plural uses the ending “yeron” (rather than ieron). The remaining forms gain a written accent over the letter “i.”

A

Creer:

-creí
creíste
-creyó
creímos
creísteis
-creyeron
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Decir (i)

A
Dije
Dijiste 
Dijo 
Dijimos 
Dijeron
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Traer (i)

A
Traje 
Trajiste 
Trajo 
Trajimos 
Trajeron
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Ver (i)

A
Vi
Viste 
Vio
Vimos 
Vieron
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Producir

-ucir (producir, conducir, traducir)

A
produje
produjiste
produjo
produjimos
produjeron
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Andar (i)

A
Anduve 
Anduviste 
Anduvo
Anduvimos 
Anduvieron
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Estar (i)

A
Estuve
Estuviste 
Estuvo 
Estuvimos
Estuvieron
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Tener (i)

A
Tuve 
Tuviste 
Tuvo 
Tuvimos 
Tuvieron
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15
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Caber (i)

A
Cupe
Cupiste 
Cupo
Cupimos 
Cupieron
16
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Haber (i)

A
Hube
Hubiste 
Hubo 
Hubimos 
Hubieron
17
Q

Poder (i)

A
Pude 
Pudiste 
Pudo
Pudimos 
Pudieron
18
Q

Poner (i)

A
Puse 
Pusiste 
Puso 
Pusimos 
Pusieron
19
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Saber (i)

A
Supe
Supiste 
Supo
Supimos 
Supieron
20
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Hacer (i)

A
Hice
Hiciste 
Hizo 
Hicimos 
Hicieron
21
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Querer (i)

A
Quise
Quisiste
Quiso
Quisimos
Quisieron
22
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Venir (i)

A
Vine
Viniste 
Vino 
Vinimos 
Vinieron
23
Q

Dormir (-ir changes)

A
Dormí 
Dormiste 
DURMIÓ 
Dormimos 
DURMIERON
24
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Preferir (-ir changes)

A
Preferí
Preferiste 
PREFIRIÓ 
Perferimos
PREFIRIERON
25
Q

Hablar

A
Hablé
Hablaste 
Habló 
Hablamos 
Hablaron
26
Q

Comer

A
Comí
Comiste 
Comió 
Comimos 
Comieron
27
Q

Vivir

A
Viví
Viviste 
Vivió 
Vivimos 
Vivieron
28
Q

Oir

A
Oí
Oíste 
OYÓ
Oímos 
OYERON
29
Q

Empezar

A
EMPECÉ
Empezaste 
Empezó 
Empezamos 
Empezaron
30
Q

Buscar

A
BUSQUÉ
Buscaste 
Buscó 
Buscamos 
Buscaron
31
Q

Destruir

A
Destruí
Destruiste 
DESTRUYÓ 
Destruimos 
DESTRUYERON
32
Q

Alimentar (to feed)

A
Alimenté
Alimentaste 
Alimentó 
Alimentamos 
Alimentaron