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
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
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
present - to know (a person/place) preterite - to meet
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Meaning change in the preterite: poder
present - to be able (to do something) preterite - to manage (to do something)
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Meaning change in the preterite: no poder
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
present - to want preterite - to refuse
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Meaning change in the preterite: saber
present - to know (a fact/information) preterite - to find out, learn about
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Meaning change in the preterite: sentir
present - to feel preterite - to regret, to be sorry
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Meaning change in the preterite: tener
present - to have preterite - to have (at a certain time) Ella tuvo un bebé ayer.
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# Reverse
this morning
esta mañana
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# Reverse
this afternoon
esta tarde
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# Reverse
yesterday
ayer
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# Reverse
yesterday morning
ayer por la mañana
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# Reverse
yesterday afternoon
ayer por la tarde
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# Reverse
last night
anoche
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# Reverse
last Saturday
el sábado pasado
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# Reverse
last week
la semana pasada
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# Reverse
last month
el mes pasado
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# Reverse
last year
el año pasado
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# Reverse
two days ago
hace dos días
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# Reverse
a month ago
hace un mes
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# Reverse
present - to know (a person/place) preterite - to meet
Meaning change in the preterite: conocer
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# Reverse
present - to be able (to do something) preterite - to manage (to do something)
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)
Meaning change in the preterite: no poder
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# Reverse
present - to want preterite - to refuse
Meaning change in the preterite: querer
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# Reverse
present - to know (a fact/information) preterite - to find out, learn about
Meaning change in the preterite: saber
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# Reverse
present - to feel preterite - to regret, to be sorry
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.
Meaning change in the preterite: tener
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Preterite of ser and ir
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".
Preterite of ser and ir
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anteayer
the day before yesterday
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desde el primer momento
from the first moment
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durante dos siglos
for two centuries
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el otro dia
the other day
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en ese momento
at that moment
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entonces
then
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# reverse
the day before yesterday
anteayer
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# reverse
from the first moment
desde el primer momento
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# reverse
for two centuries
durante dos siglos
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# reverse
the other day
el otro dia
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# reverse
at that moment
en ese momento
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# reverse
then
entonces
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Hasta hace 15 años
Until 15 years ago
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# reverse
Until 15 years ago
Hasta hace 15 años
