pretirit and imperfect Flashcards
How do you conjugate regular -er verbs on preterite?
Preterite: regular -er
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-isteis
ieron
Comer: comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron
How do you create a pretiret conjugation with -ar verbs?
To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following: é aste ó amos asteis aron
How do you conjugate -ir verbs to preterite?
Preterite: regular -ir verbs
-í
-iste
-ió
-imos
-isteis
ieron
Vivir: viví, viviste, vivió, vivimos, vivisteis, vivieron
How do you conjugate a -ar verb to imperfect?
To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the imperfect, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following:
aba abas aba ábamos abais aban
How do you conjugate -er and -or verbs in imperfect?
To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following:
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
What is the pretiret used for?
Generally speaking, the preterite is used for actions in the past that are seen as completed. Use of the preterite tense implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end
Juan habló de la una hasta las dos.
Juan spoke from one until two o’clock.
(clearly stated beginning and end)
What is the imperfect used for?
Generally speaking, the imperfect is used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end.
Las chicas hablaban en inglés.
The girls used to speak in English.
(no definite beginning or end)
What’s the difference between pretiret and imperfect?
The preterite tells us specifically when an action took place.
The imperfect tells us in general when an action took place.
Conjugate hablar, comer, vivir totally in imperfect
hablar comer vivir hablaba comía vivía hablabas comías vivías hablaba comía vivía hablábamos comíamos vivíamos hablabais comíais vivíais hablaban comían vivían
What is used for actions you complete habitually?
The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually.
Almorzábamos juntos todos los días.
We would lunch together every day.
Las señoras siempre charlaban por las mañanas.
The ladies would always chat in the mornings.
Translate: I spoke (simple past tense)
Hablè
Translate: I studied (simple past)
Estudiè
Preterite
What tense is so regular that it only has three irregular conjugations?
Imperfect.
What English verb forms translate to Imperfect?
If the English verb form includes, or could include, “used to”, or in past progressive tense, as in “was playing”, were studying
Translate: I was studying in my room
Yo estudiaba en mi cuarto
