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The Preterite and Imperfect Flashcards

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1
Q

When is the preterite tense used?

A

Used generally for completed actions (with definite beginning and end points)

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I went to the dance last night

A

Fui al baile anoche

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I walked to the market, bought some bananas, and returned home

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Caminé al mercado, compré unos plátanos, y regresé a casa

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He called you three times

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Te llamó tres veces

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I spoke with my mother from two o’clock until three o’clock

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Hablé con mi madre de las dos hasta las tres

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6
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Which tense does anteayer trigger?

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The day before yesterday

Triggers preterite

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7
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Which tense does en ese momento trigger?

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At that moment

Triggers preterite

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8
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Which tense does desde el primer momento trigger?

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From the first moment

Triggers preterite

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9
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When is the imperfect used?

A
  • actions in the past without a definite end
  • actions that were repeated habitually
  • time and dates
  • a person’s age in the past
  • characteristics
  • mental or physical states
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10
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When I was a child, I used to play with dolls.

A

Cuando era niña, jugaba con las muñecas

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The boys were speaking in Spanish

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Los chicos hablaban en español

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I was sleeping when the telephone rang

A

Estaba durmiendo cuando el teléfono sonó

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13
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Cuando tenía tres años, era muy pequeño

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When he was three years old, he was very small

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14
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What are the regular preterite endings for -ar verbs?

A
  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amos
  • asteis
  • aron
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15
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What are the regular preterite endings for -er / -ir verbs?

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  • í
  • iste
  • ió
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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16
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Conjugate hablar in the preterite

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  • hablé
  • hablaste
  • habló
  • hablamos
  • hablasteis
  • hablaron
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17
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Conjugate escribir in the preterite

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  • escribí
  • escribiste
  • escribió
  • escribimos
  • escribisteis
  • escribieron
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18
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Conjugate comer in the preterite

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  • comí
  • comiste
  • comió
  • comimos
  • comisteis
  • comieron
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19
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The nosotros endings for regular verbs are the same in the present and preterite. How can you figure out if a nosotros form refers to the past or the present?

A

Context clues

e.g. siempre (always) and ayer (yesterday)

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We always cook paella on Sundays

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Siempre cocinamos paella los domingos

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Yesterday we cooked paella for my family

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Ayer cocinamos paella para mi familia

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Conjugate ser in the preterite

A
  • Fui
  • Fuiste
  • Fue
  • Fuimos
  • Fuisteis
  • Fueron
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23
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Conjugate ir in the preterite

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  • Fui
  • Fuiste
  • Fue
  • Fuimos
  • Fuisteis
  • Fueron
24
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Conjugate dar in the preterite

A
  • Di
  • Diste
  • Dio
  • Dimos
  • Disteis
  • Dieron
25
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Conjugate ver in the preterite

A
  • Vi
  • Viste
  • Vio
  • Vimos
  • Visteis
  • Vieron
26
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Which two verbs have the exact same forms in the preterite?

A

Ir and Ser

27
Q

I bought a new car

A

Compré un coche nuevo

28
Q

Ben and Cristina got married

A

Ben y Cristina se casaron

29
Q

Roberto was born in Costa Rica

A

Roberto nació en Costa Rica

30
Q

It began to snow

A

Empezó a nevar

31
Q

The film ended with a surprise

A

La película terminó con una sorpresa

32
Q

I got back last night at ten

A

Regresé anoche a las diez

33
Q

He lived in Peru for three months

A

Vivió en Perú por tres meses

34
Q

Leíste este libro el mes pasado

A

You read this book last month

35
Q

Nacho nació el tres de agosto

A

Nacho was born on the third of August

36
Q

What are the regular imperfect endings for -ar verbs?

A
  • aba
  • abas
  • aba
  • ábamos
  • abais
  • aban
37
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What are the regular imperfect endings for -er / -ir verbs?

A
  • ía
  • ías
  • ía
  • íamos
  • íais
  • ían
38
Q

What are the three verbs with irregular conjugations in the imperfect?

A

Ir
Ser
Ver

39
Q

Conjugate ir in the imperfect

A
  • Iba
  • Ibas
  • Iba
  • Íbamos
  • Ibais
  • Iban
40
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Conjugate ser in the imperfect

A
  • Era
  • Eras
  • Era
  • Éramos
  • Erais
  • Eran
41
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Conjugate ver in the imperfect

A
  • Veía
  • Veías
  • Veía
  • Veíamos
  • Veíais
  • Veían
42
Q

We used to eat lunch together everyday

A

Almorzábamos cada día

43
Q

Every Saturday the ladies would go shopping

A

Todos los sábados las mujeres iban de compras

44
Q

I was going to class when the telephone rang

A

Iba a clase cuando sonó el teléfono

45
Q

My dad was cooking when I came in the house

A

Mi padre cocinaba cuando entré a casa

46
Q

Sometimes her hands and feet ached

A

A veces le dolían las manos y las piernas

47
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It was three o’clock in the afternoon

A

Eran las tres de la tarde

48
Q

It was 9th of May

A

Era el 9 de mayo

49
Q

The girl was four years old

A

La niña tenía cuatro años

50
Q

The dogs were two years old when I adopted them

A

Los perros tenían dos años cuando los adopté

51
Q

My professor was tall and had wavy hair

A

Mi profesor era alto y tenía el pelo ondulado

52
Q

The countryside was beautiful

A

El campo era bello

53
Q

It was hot that night

A

Hacía calor esa noche

54
Q

I was happy with my new job

A

Me sentía feliz con mi trabajo nuevo

55
Q

I wanted to move to another country

A

Quería mudarme a otro país

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