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The Preterite (Simple Past Tense) Flashcards

1
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He spoke

A

El habló

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2
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I spoke

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Yo hablè

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They spoke

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Ellos hablaron

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We spoke

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Nosotros hablamos

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5
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He wrote

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Él escribió

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I wrote

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Yo escribí

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They wrote

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Ellos escribieron

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We wrote

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Escribimos

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You, Roberta, wrote

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Tú escribiste

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I was president

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Fuí presidente

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Felipe was president

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Felipe fue presidente

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12
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We were famous

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Fuimos famosas

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They were students

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Ellos fueron estudiantes

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You were president (Roberta)

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Fuiste presidente

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15
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I went to the party

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Fuí a la fiesta

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You went to the party (Roberta)

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Fuiste a la fiesta, Roberta

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17
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She went to her house

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Fue a su casa

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18
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They went there

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Fueron allí

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Conjugate the verb “estar” for the preterite tense of: Yo, tú, el/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ustedes

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Estuve Estuviste Estuvo Estuvimos Estuvieron

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Conjugate the verb “tener” for the preterite tense of: Yo, tú, el/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ustedes

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Tuve Tuviste Tuvo Tuvimos Tuvieron

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Conjugate the verb “haber” for the preterite tense of: Yo, tú, el/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ustedes

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Hube Hubiste Hubo Hubimos Hubieron

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Conjugate the verb “andar” for the preterite tense of: Yo, tú, el/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ustedes

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Anduve Anduviste Anduvo Anduvimos Anduvieron

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23
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What is the Preterite tense used for?

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To express finished, completed actions or states of being in the past. If the action or state of being is considered completed, it will be expressed with the simple past tense, no matter how long it took to complete.

24
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At that time I was afraid of losing Mary forever.

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En aquel momento tuve miedo de perder a María para siempre.

25
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We were in love until he became jealous.

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Estuvimos enamorados hasta que se puso celoso.

26
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Last night I had fun at the party.

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Anoche me divertí en la fiesta.

27
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I started studying at six.

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Empecé a estudiar a las seis.

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I finished my work at nine.

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Terminé mi trabajo a las nueve.

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Yesterday I woke up, showered, dressed and left the house before six.

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Ayer me desparté, me duché, me vestí y salí de casa antes de las seis.

30
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All this winter was very cold.

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Todo ese invierno hizo mucho frío.

31
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All my life I believed in God.

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Todo mi vida creí en Dios.

32
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I was sick during the month of December.

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Estuve enferma durante el mes de diciembre.

33
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¿Cuál es el significado de la palabra “conocer” en el tiempo pretérito?

34
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Meaning of Saber in the preterite tense?

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To find out; to discover

35
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Meaning of Poder in the preterite tense?

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Affirmative; to succeed, manage

Negative: to fail

36
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Meaning of querer in the pretertite?

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Affirmative: to attempt, to try

Negative: to refuse to

37
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Meaning of “tener que” in the preterite tense?

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Fulfilled obligation

38
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Meaning of “acabar de” in the preterite tense?

39
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I got up at six.

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Me levanté a las seis.

40
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I dressed and went to the kitchen.

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Me vestí y fuí a la cocina.

41
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I prepared my breakfast and went to get the newspaper.

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Preparé mi desayuno y salí a buscar el periòdico.

42
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I ate breakfast alone and read the paper from start to finish.

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Desayuné solo y leí el periódico de principio a fin.

43
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Then I put on my jacket and went outside.

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Luego me puse la chaqueta y salí a la calle.

44
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The view of the sun filled me with joy.

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La vista del sol me llenó de alegría.

45
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Columbus discovered the New World in 1492.

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Colón descrubió el Nuevo Mundo en 1492.

46
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Columbus asked for help from the king of Portugal.

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Colón pidió ayuda al rey de Portugal.

47
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Columbus found an unknown land.

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Colón encontró una terra desconocida.

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That saved his life.

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Eso le salvó la vida.

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Columbus hoped to find a direct route to India.

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Colón esperó hallar una ruta directa a la India.

50
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Columbus called the natives, Indians.

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Colón llamó a los aborígenes, indios.

51
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Did you see it?

52
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I stayed

53
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He stayed

54
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I’m not staying

A

No me quedo

55
Q

I wrote to you (usted)

A

Le escribí

56
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He called me

57
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I saw it

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