Pretérito Indefinido - (Pretérito Perfecto Simple) Simple Past Flashcards

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Regular -ar verbs

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-é -amos -aste -asteis -o -aron

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Regular -er and -ir verbs

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-ó -imos -iste -isteis -ió -ieron

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Preterite “markers”

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Words or phrases that indicate a specific time frame

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esta mañana

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this morning

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esta tarde

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this afternoon

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ayer

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yesterday

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ayer por la mañana

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yesterday morning

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ayer por la tarde

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yesterday afternoon

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anoche

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last night

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el sábado pasado

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last Saturday

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la semana pasada

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last week

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el mes pasado

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last month

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el año pasado

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last year

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hace dos días

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two days ago

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hace un mes

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a month ago

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Three Orthographic (spelling) changes that affect verbs in the Yo form of the preterite

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  • -car (buscar): c changes to qué i.e. busqué
  • -gar (llegar): g changes to gué i.e. llegué
  • -zar (empezar): swap c for z i.e. empecé
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verbs with irregular stems -uv no accent marks

  • estar,
  • tener,
  • andar
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Have -uv in the irregular preterite stem

  • andar (to walk) - anduve, anduviste…
  • estar (to be) - estuve, estuviste…
  • tener (to have) - tuve, tuviste…
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verbs with irregular stems - u no accent marks

  • Caber,
  • Haber,
  • Poder,
  • Poner,
  • Saber
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  • caber (to fit) - cupe, cupiste…
  • haber (to have) - hube, hubiste
  • poder (to be able to) - pude, pudiste
  • poner (to put, place) - puse, pusiste
  • saber (to know, to find out) - supe, supiste
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verbs with irregular stems - i no accent marks

Hacer,

Querer,

Venir

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  • hacer (to make, do) - hice, hiciste, hizo
  • querer (to want) - quise, quisiste, quiso
  • venir (to come) - vine, viniste, vino
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Decir and Traer

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  • decir (to tell) - dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron (no i in 3rd person plural)
  • traer (to bring) - traje, trajiste…
  • atraer (to attract) - atraje, atrajiste…
  • retraer (to bring back, dissuade) - retraje
  • sustraer (to remove, take away) - sustraje…
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Dar and Ver

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  • Dar (to give) - di, diste, dio, dieron, dimos, disteis, dieron
  • Ver (to see) - vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron
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Stem changing -ir verbs (o>ue in the present tense)

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The change (o>u) is only in the 3rd-person forms

  • dormir (to sleep) - dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron
  • morir (to die) ..murió..murieron
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Stem changing -ir verbs (e>ie in the present tense)

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The change (e>i) is only in the 3rd-person forms

  • advertir (to advise, warn) - advertí, advertiste, advirtió, advertimos, advertisteis, advirtieron
  • mentir (to lie) - ..mintió..mintieron
  • preferir (to prefer) - ..prefirió..prefirieron
  • sentir(se) (to feel) - ..sintó..sintieron
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Stem changing -ir verbs (e>i in the present tense)

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The change (e>i) is only in the 3rd-person forms

  • pedir (to request) - pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis, pidieron
  • medir (to measure, be long) - ..midió..midieron
  • pedir (to request, ask for) - ..pidió..pidieron
  • repetir (to repeat) - ..repitió..repitieron
  • seguir (to follow, continue) - seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, segisteis, siguieron
  • servir (to serve) - ..sirvió..sirvieron
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-er and -ir verbs with a vowel immediately preceding the infinitive ending i>y

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The change (i>y) is only in the 3rd-person forms

  • creer (to believe) - creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creísteis, creyeron
  • caer (to fall) ..cayó, cayeron caer(se) (to fall down) - se cayó, se cayeron
  • leer (to read) - ..leyó..leyeron
  • oír (to hear) - ..oyó..oyeron
  • poseer (to possess) - ..poseyó..poseyeron
  • proveer (to provide) - ..proveyó..proveyeron
  • destruir (to destroy) - destruí, destruiste, destruyó, destruimos, destruisteis, destruyeron
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verbs ending with -ucir

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c changes to j (-e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -eron)

  • producir (to produce) - produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron
  • conducir (to drive, lead)
  • deducir (to deduce, infer)
  • inducir (to induce, lead) introducir (to introduce)
  • reducir (to reduce, cut down) traducir (to translate)
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Meaning change in the preterite: conocer

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present - to know (a person/place) preterite - to meet

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Meaning change in the preterite: poder

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present - to be able (to do something) preterite - to manage (to do something)

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Meaning change in the preterite: no poder

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present - not to be able (to do something) preterite - to fail/to couldn’t (do something)

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Meaning change in the preterite: querer

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present - to want preterite - to refuse

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Meaning change in the preterite: saber

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present - to know (a fact/information) preterite - to find out, learn about

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Meaning change in the preterite: sentir

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present - to feel preterite - to regret, to be sorry

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Meaning change in the preterite: tener

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present - to have preterite - to have (at a certain time) Ella tuvo un bebé ayer.

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Reverse

this morning

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esta mañana

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Reverse

this afternoon

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esta tarde

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Reverse

yesterday

A

ayer

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Reverse

yesterday morning

A

ayer por la mañana

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Reverse

yesterday afternoon

A

ayer por la tarde

39
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Reverse

last night

A

anoche

40
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Reverse

last Saturday

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el sábado pasado

41
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Reverse

last week

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la semana pasada

42
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Reverse

last month

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el mes pasado

43
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Reverse

last year

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el año pasado

44
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Reverse

two days ago

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hace dos días

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Reverse

a month ago

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hace un mes

46
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Reverse

present - to know (a person/place) preterite - to meet

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Meaning change in the preterite: conocer

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Reverse

present - to be able (to do something) preterite - to manage (to do something)

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Meaning change in the preterite: poder

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Reverse

present - not to be able (to do something) preterite - to fail/to couldn’t (do something)

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Meaning change in the preterite: no poder

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Reverse

present - to want preterite - to refuse

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Meaning change in the preterite: querer

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Reverse

present - to know (a fact/information) preterite - to find out, learn about

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Meaning change in the preterite: saber

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Reverse

present - to feel preterite - to regret, to be sorry

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Meaning change in the preterite: sentir

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Reverse

present - to have preterite - to have (at a certain time) Ella tuvo un bebé ayer.

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Meaning change in the preterite: tener

53
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Preterite of ser and ir

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yo fui

tú fuiste

Ud./ él/ ella fue

Nosotros/as fuimos

Vosotros/as fuisteis

Uds./ellos/ellas fueron

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reverse

yo fui

tú fuiste

Ud./ él/ ella fue

Nosotros/as fuimos

Vosotros/as fuisteis

Uds./ellos/ellas fueron

Conjugated -ir verbs are followed by “a”.

A

Preterite of ser and ir

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anteayer

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the day before yesterday

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desde el primer momento

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from the first moment

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durante dos siglos

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for two centuries

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el otro dia

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the other day

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en ese momento

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at that moment

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entonces

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then

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reverse

the day before yesterday

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anteayer

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reverse

from the first moment

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desde el primer momento

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reverse

for two centuries

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durante dos siglos

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reverse

the other day

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el otro dia

65
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reverse

at that moment

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en ese momento

66
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reverse

then

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entonces

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Hasta hace 15 años

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Until 15 years ago

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reverse

Until 15 years ago

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Hasta hace 15 años