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Pretérito Flashcards

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When do you use the preterit tense?

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  1. One-time events (I ate a hamburger instead of I used to eat hamburgers), 2. something recent (last night I watched a movie), 3. something that has been completed (The movie ended at 10).
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What are the -AR preterite verb endings?

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-AR verbs: -É, -aste, -Ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron

For example, hablar:

hablé	
hablaste
habló	
hablamos	
hablasteis	
hablaron
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What are the -ER and -IR endings (always the same in Preterit!!!)?

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-ER & -IR endings: -Í, -iste, -IÓ, -imos-, -isteis, -ieron

comer & vivir:

comí, viví
comiste, viviste
comió, vivió
comimos, vivimos
comisteis, vivisteis
comieron, vivieron
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Yesterday I spoke

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Ayer yo hablé

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last night you ate

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Anoche tú comiste

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she lived in..

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Ella vivió en..

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They returned

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ellos volvieron, ellos regresaron

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I counted (contar)

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Yo conté

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you understood

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Tú comprendiste, tú entendiste

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He closed the store

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él cerró la tienda

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You went to bed (acostarse)

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Te acostaste

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I didn’t like to swim (swimming) in the river (gustar nadar)

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No me gustó nadar en el río

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I understood you

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Te entendí, te comprendí

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You understood me

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Me entendiste, me comprendiste

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15
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Aliza sang well

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Aliza cantó bien

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16
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The store closed at 11

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La tienda cerró a las 11

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17
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The makeup cost a lot

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El maquillaje costó mucho

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18
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Did you understand us?

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¿Nos entendiste?

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They didn’t like climbing the hill

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No les gustó subir la colina

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20
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How much did the shirt cost?

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¿Cuánto costó la camisa?

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21
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We brushed our teeth this morning

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Nos cepillamos los dientes esta mañana

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EXCEPTIONS: (1) Verbos with no accents anywhere

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Endings: -e, -iste, -o, imos, -isteis, ieron

Verbs:

Venir: vin
caber: cup
saber: sup
poner: pus
poder: pud
andar: anduv
estar: estuv
haber: hub
querer: quis
traer: traj
decir: dij
ANY -UCIR VERB: traducir: traduj, conducir: conduj
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EXCEPTIONS: (2) SER & IR, DAR & VER (still no accents!)

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Ser & Ir are always conjugated the same, but their meanings are different:

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

Dar & Ver have the same endings:

di, vi
diste, viste
dio, vio
dimos, vimos
disteis, visteis
dieron, vieron

NO ACCENTS!!

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EXCEPTIONS: (3) HACER (still no accents!)

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hice, hiciste, HIZO, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

just different in 3rd person singular, or él, ella, usted

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EXCEPTIONS (4) All -CAR, -GAR & -ZAR verbs (only exceptions in the YO form)

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Aplicar: apliQUÉ, aplicaste, aplicó, aplicamos, aplicasteis, aplicaron

Pagar: paGUÉ, pagaste, pagó, pagamos, pagasteis, pagaron

Empezar: empeZÉ, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezasteis, empezaron

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26
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EXCEPTIONS: “Y” verbs (verbs that have a “y” in the 3rd person only (él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, ustedes)

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leer, oir, all -UIR verbs and all -EER verbs:

leí, leíste, leYó, leimos, leísteis, leYeron

oí, oíste, oYó, oímos, oísteis, oYeron

DestrUIR: destruí, destruiste, destruYó, destruimos, desturisteis, destruYeron

CrEER: creí, creíste, creYó, creímos, creísteis, creYeron

27
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They came to the party (venir)

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Vinieron a la fiesta

28
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I wanted to call you (querer)

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Quise llamarte

29
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It didn’t fit (caber)

30
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We brought the food (traer)

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Trajimos la comida

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I didn’t know, I didn’t find out (saber)

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They told a lie (decir)

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Dijeron una mentira

33
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Y’all translated the sentence (traducir)

A

Tradujisteis la frase

34
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She produced the movie (producir)

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Ella produjo la película

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They reduced (reducir)

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Ellos redujeron

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The girls drove (conducir)

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Las chicas condujeron

37
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poner/tú

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We were able to (poder)

39
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I couldn’t understand (poder)

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No pude entender/comprender

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They walked (andar)

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Ellos anduvieron

41
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Were you on time? (estar)

A

¿Estuviste a tiempo?

42
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There was (haber)

43
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They made, they did (hacer)

44
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I went to the mall (ir)

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Yo fui a la galeria

45
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It was fun (ser)

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Fue divertido

46
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You gave me a card (dar/tarjeta)

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Me diste una tarjeta

47
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I saw a ghost! (ver)

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¡Yo vi una fantasma!

48
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You read, she read

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Tú leíste, ella leyó

49
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I heard, he heard

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Yo oí, él oyó

50
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You believed, they believed

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tú creíste, ellos creyeron

51
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I packed, we packed (empacar)

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Yo empaqué, nosotros empacamos

52
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You turned in, I turned in (entregar)

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Tú entregaste, yo entregué

53
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It began, I began (empezar)

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Empezó, yo empecé

54
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SABER (conjugate)

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supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron

55
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QUERER (conjugate)

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quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron

56
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PODER (conjugate)

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pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron

57
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ESTAR (conjugate)

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estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

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HACER (conjugate)

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hice, hiciste, HIZO, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

59
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CREER (conjugate)

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creí, creíste, CREYÓ, creímos, creísteis, CREYERON

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PAGAR (conjugate)

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PAGUÉ, pagaste, pagó, pagamos, pagasteis, pagaron

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CAZAR (conjugate)

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CACÉ, cazaste, cazó, cazamos, cazasteis, cazaron

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ATACAR (conjugate)

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ATAQUÉ, atacaste, atacó, atacamos, atacasteis, atacaron

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EXCEPTIONS: (5) Stem-changing verbs (e-i, o-u) ONLY in 3rd Person!

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E-I: Reír: reí, reíste, RIÓ, reímos, reísteis, RIERON

Pedir: pedí, pediste PIDIÓ, pedimos, pedisteis, PIDIERON

Sentir: sentí, sentiste, SINTIÓ, sentimos, sentisteis, SINTIERON

O-U: dormir: dormí, dormiste, DURMIÓ, dormimos, dormisteis, DURMIERON

Morir: morí, moriste, MURIÓ, morimos, moristeis, MURIERON

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