The Preterite Tense Flashcards

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Q

What is the preterite tense and give examples

A

The preterite tense is used to describe a single, completed action in the past

E.g. Yesterday I went shopping
Last night I watched Tv

Spanish example:
Ayer escuché musica
Yesterday I listened to music

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Give another point that the preterite tense is used for

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To describe an event in the past and it is accompanied by a time indicator

E.g. El año pasado fui a españa
Last year I went to Spain

La semana Pasada comí en McDonald’s
Last week I ate in McDonald’s

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How do we use the preterite tense

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We simply remove the -ar/-er or -ir verb ending and add the appropriate preterite ending

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Ar verbs - comprar - to buy 
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/vd
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos/Ella's/vds
A
Yo compré
Tú compraste 
Él/ella/vd compró
Nosotros compramos
Vosotros comprasteis
Ellos/Ella's/vds compraron
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Er verbs - comer - to eat
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/vd
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos/Ella's/vds
A
Yo comí
Tú comiste
Él/ella/vd comió
Nosotros comimos
Vosotros comisteis
Ellos/Ella's/vds comieron
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Ir verbs - salir - to go out 
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/vd
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos/Ella's/vds
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Yo salí
Tú saliste 
Él/ella/vd salió
Nosotros salimos
Vosotros salisteis
Ellos/Ella's/vds salieron
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IRREGULARS:
Ser - to be
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/vd
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos/Ella's/vds
A
Yo fui... I was 
Tú fuiste... you were
Él/ella/vd fue... he/she/it was
Nosotros fuimos
Vosotros fuisteis
Ellos/Ella's/vds fueron
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IRREGUALRS:
Ir - to go 
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/vd
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos/Ella's/vds
A
Yo fui... I went
Tú fuiste... you went
Él/ella/vd fue... he/she/it went
Nosotros fuimos
Vosotros fuisteis
Ellos/Ella's/vds fueron
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IRREGULARS:
Hacer - to do
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/vd
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos/Ella's/vds
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Yo hice 
Tú hiciste
Él/ella/vd hizo
Nosotros hicimos
Vosotros hicisteis
Ellos/Ella's/vds hicieron
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