verb endings - preterite and imperfect Flashcards
preterite -ar regular
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
preterite -er/ir regular
í, iste, ió, imos, isteís, ieron
preterite irregulars
e, iste, o, imos, isteís, (i)eron
preterite ir/ser
fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteís, fueron
preterite ver
vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, viron
preterite dar
di, diste, dio, dimos, disteís, diron
imperfect -ar
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban
imperfect -er/ir
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
imperfect ser
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
imperfect ir
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
imperfect ver
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
when to use preterite?
past tense and occurs only once
when to use imperfect?
past tense and happens more than once
imperfect WATERS
Weather, Age, Time, Emotions, Repetition, Setting/background