Unit 2: Preterite Tense Of Regular Verbs Flashcards

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Preterite of regular -ar verbs

A

Yo - -é
Tú - -aste
Usted, él, ella - -ó

Nosotros/as - -amos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - -aron

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Preterite of -er verbs

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Yo - -í
Tú - -iste
Usted, él, ella - -ió

Nosotros/as - -imos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - -ieron

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Preterite of -ir verbs

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Yo - -í
Tú - -iste
Usted, él, ella - -ió

Nosotros/as - -imos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - -ieron

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-ar and -er verbs that have a stem change in the present are _____ in the preterite

A

Regular

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-ir verbs with a stem change in the present has a _____ in the preterite

A

Stem-change

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Preterite of -car verbs

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Qu-
(Qué)
ONLY IN 1ST PERSON SINGULAR FORM (YO FORM)

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Preterite of -gar verbs

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Gu-
(Gué)
ONLY IN 1ST PERSON SINGULAR FORM (YO FORM)

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Preterite of -zar verbs

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C-
(Cé)
ONLY IN 1ST PERSON SINGULAR FORM (YO FORM)

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Creer in the preterite

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Yo - Creí
Tú - Creíste
Usted, él, ella - Creyó

Nosotros/as - Creímos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - Creyeron

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Leer in the preterite

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Yo - Leí
Tú - Leíste
Usted, él, ella - Leyó

Nosotros/as - Leímos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - Leyeron

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Oír in the preterite

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Yo - Oí
Tú - Oíste
Usted, él, ella - Oyó

Nosotros/as - Oímos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - Oyeron

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Ver in the preterite

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To see; To watch

Yo - Vi
Tú - Viste
Usted, él, ella - Vio

Nosotros/as - Vimos
Ustedes, ellos, ellas - Vieron

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13
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Last night

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Anoche

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The day before yesterday

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Anteayer

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Yesterday

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Ayer

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Suddenly

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De repente

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From… until…

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Desde… hasta…

18
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Last; past

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Pasado/a (adj.)

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Last year

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El año pasado

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Last week

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La semana pasada

21
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Once

A

Una vez

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Twice

A

Doces veces

23
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Already

A

Ya

24
Q

_______ is used to say something has just occurred.

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Acabar de + [infinitive]
acabar is in the present tense in this construction.