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1
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Conjugate abandonar in the preterite tense

A

yo abandoné
tu abandonaste
el/ella/usted abandonó
nosotros abandonamos
vosotros abandonasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes abandonaron

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What are the AR verb conjugation endings in the preterite tense

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yo - é
tu - aste
el/ella/usted - ó
nosotros - amos
vosotros - asteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes - aron

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What are the ER & IR verb conjugation endings in the preterite tense

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yo - í
tu - iste
el/ella/usted - ió
nosotros - imos
vosotros - isteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes - ieron

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Conjugate comer in the preterite tense

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yo comí
tu comiste
el/ella/usted - comió
nosotros comimos
vosotros comisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes comieron

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For stem changing verbs in the preterite tense, what is the only pronoun that changes

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Yo (first person singular)

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What are the 3 irregular verb stem changes for the preterite tense for yo

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  • c to qu (buscar to yo busqué
  • g to gu (pagar to yo pagué)
  • z to c (comenzar to yo comencé)
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Give the 4 uses of the preterite tense

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-for actions that took place and were completed in the past
-to be used for a series of actions that took place with the preterite as the first verb (and then the imperfect for the next verbs) e.g Mi infancia no fue feliz. No tenia un hogar.
-chain of events where one action finished before the next started
-actions that took place over a long period of time but have finished

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Summarise the difference between the preterite and the imperfect

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The preterite is a completed past event but the imperfect is an ongoing past event

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What are the AR verb conjugation endings in the imperfect tense

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yo - aba
tu - abas
el/ella/usted - aba
nosotros - ábamos
vosotros - abais
ellos/ellas/ustedes - aban

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What are the ER & IR verb conjugation endings in the imperfect tense

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yo - ía
tu - ías
el/ella/usted - ía
nosotros - íamos
vosotros - íais
ellos/ellas/ustedes - ían

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Conjugate comprar in the imperfect tense

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yo compraba
tu comprabas
el/ella/usted compraba
vosotros comprábamos
vosotros comprabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes compraban

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Conjugate vivir in the imperfect tense

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yo vivía
tu vivías
el/ella/usted vivía
nosotros vivíamos
vosotros vivíais
ellos/ellas/ustedes vivían

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What are the 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect

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ir
ser
ver

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Conjugate ir in the imperfect

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yo iba
tu ibas
el/ella/usted iba
nosotros ibámos
vosotros ibais
ellos/ellas/ustedes iban

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What is the only pronoun for AR verbs in the imperfect that has an accent

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Nosotros e.g. nosotros pagábamos

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Conjugate ser in the imperfect

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yo era
tu eras
el/ella/usted era
nosotros éramos
vosotros erais
ellos/ellas/ustedes eran

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Conjugate ver in the imperfect

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yo veía
tu veías
el/ella/usted veía
nosotros veíamos
vosotros veíais
ellos/ellas/ustedes veían

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Give the uses of the imperfect tense

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-Something that happened in the past but is still ongoing
-In narrative contexts alongside the preterite
-To refer to an action that was in progress when something else happened
-To refer to past habitual actions

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What is the conjugation for past participle with AR

A

ado

20
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What is the conjugation for past participle with IR and ER

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ido

21
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How is the perfect tense formed

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With the conjugation of the auxiliary verb haber and then the past participle

22
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What are the conjugations of haber in the present

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yo he
tu has
el/ella/usted ha
nosotros hemos
vosotros habéis
ellos/ellas/ustedes han

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What are the 3 uses of the perfect tense

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-For past events that bear some relation to the present
- For past events that continue into the present
For events in the immediate/recent past

24
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What is the past participle of ir

A

ido

25
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What is the past participle of ser

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sido

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What are the 10 irregular past participles

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abrir to abierto
cubrir to cubierto
decir to dicho
escribir to escrito
hacer to hecho
morir to muerto
poner to puesto
romper to roto
ver to visto
volver to vuelto

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What is the usage of the pluperfect?

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To refer to past actions that had occurred before another past action

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How is the pluperfect formed

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With the imperfect conjugation of the auxiliary verb haber followed by the past participle

29
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Conjugate haber in the imperfect

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yo había
tu habías
el/ella/usted había
nosotros habíamos
vosotros habíais
ellos/ellas/ustedes habían

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