(WU 27) Preterite indicative: irregular verbs Flashcards

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1
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The old woman

A

la anciana

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2
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Last week

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La semana pasada

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3
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You* told us.

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Ud. nos dijo.

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Last week you told us.

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La semana pasada Ud. nos dijo.

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5
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I have something here.

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Tengo algo aquí.

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6
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The article begins like this.

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El artículo comienza así.

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Yesterday on the train five or six young people took a seat.

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Ayer en el tren cinco o sies jóvenes tomaron asiento.

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8
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A woman of some 70 years.

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Una señora de unos setenta años.

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9
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Nobody wanted to give his seat to the old lady.

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Nadie quiso darle el asiento a la anciana.

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10
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And the poor lady had to stand.

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Y la pobre señora tuvo que estar de pie.

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11
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There is no respect for elderly people anymore.

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Y no hay respeto para los ancianos.

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12
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What do you* think?

A

¿Qué piensa Ud.?

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13
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Don’t you* believe?

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No cree Ud.

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That writer is right.

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Ese escritor tiene razón.

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15
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He well knows.

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Él conoce bien.

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16
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He know a lot.

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Él sabe mucho.

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17
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This was written.

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Esto fue escrito.

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18
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I found this old newspaper in the cellar.

A

Encontré este viejo periódico en el sótano.

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19
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The old woman

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la anciana

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20
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the old people

A

loas ancianos

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21
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the consideration

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la consideración

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22
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the writer

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el escritor

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the incident

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el incidente

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teh young

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los jóvenes

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25
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the opinion

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la opinión

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26
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the respect

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el respeto

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27
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the responsibility

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la responsabilidad

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28
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the responsibility

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la responsabilidad

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29
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the magazine

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la revista

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30
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the basement

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el sótano

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31
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the times

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los tiempos

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32
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exaggerated

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exagerado/a

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33
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excited

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excitado/a

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34
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horrible

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horrible

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35
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typical

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típico/a

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36
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to begin

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comenzar(ie)

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37
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to give thanks

A

dar las gracias

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38
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I gave

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di

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39
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he/she/you said

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dijo

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40
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to find

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encontrar

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41
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it was written

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fue escrito

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42
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they did, made

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hicieron

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43
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I could not

A

no pude

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44
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he/she/you wanted

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quiso

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45
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to be right

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tener razón

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46
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he/she/you had to

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tuvo que

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47
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they came

A

vinieron

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48
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Let us see!

A

A ver!

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49
Q

standing

A

de pie

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50
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for that reason; because of that

A

por eso

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51
Q

Preterite stem of estar.

A

estuv, i.e., using estar in the past tense, the stem must be changed to estuv.

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52
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Preterite stem of tener

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tuv, i.e., the stem of tener in the past tense must be changed to tuv.

53
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I was there (location)

A

Estuve allí (no accent on e)

54
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You were there.

A

Estuviste allí (it’s iste, not aste)

55
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he/she/you were there

A

Estuvo allí (no accent on the o)

56
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We were there.

A

Estuvimos allí (not estuvamos)

57
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They were there.

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Estuvieron (not aron)

58
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I had a letter.

A

Tuve una carta

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You had a letter

A

Tuviste una carta

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he/she/you had a letter

A

Tuvo una carta

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We had a letter

A

Tuvimos una carta

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They had a letter

A

Tuvieron una carta

63
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Preterite stem of poner

A

pus

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I put that there

A

Puse eso allí

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You put that there

A

Pusiste eso allí

66
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he/she/you put that there

A

Puso eso allí

67
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We put that there

A

Pusimos eso allí

68
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They put that there

A

Pusieron eso allí

69
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Preterite stem of saber

A

Sup

70
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I knew that

A

Supe eso

71
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You knew that

A

Supiste eso

72
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he/she/you knew that

A

Supo eso

73
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We knew that

A

Supimos eso

74
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They knew that

A

Supieron eso

75
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Preterite stem of venir

A

Vin

76
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I came home

A

Vine a casa

77
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You came home

A

Viniste a casa

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he/she/you came home

A

Vino a casa

79
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We came home

A

Vinimos a casa

80
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They came home

A

Vinieron a casa

81
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Preterite stem of hacer

A

Hic

82
Q

I did that

A

Hace eso

83
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You did that

A

Hiciste eso

84
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he/she/you did that

A

Hazo eso

85
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We did that

A

Hacimos eso

86
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They did that

A

Hacieron eso

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Preterite stem of traer

A

traj

88
Q

I brought this

A

Traje esto

89
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You brought this

A

Trajiste esto

90
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he/she/you brought this

A

Trajo esto

91
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We brought this

A

Trajimos esto

92
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They brought this

A

Trajeron esto

93
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Preterite stem of decir

A

dij

94
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I said the truth

A

Dije la verdad

95
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You said the truth

A

Dijiste la verdad

96
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he/she/you said the truth

A

Dijo la verdad

97
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We said the truth

A

Dijimos la verdad

98
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Y’all said the truth

A

Dijeron la verdad

99
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Preterite stem of andar

A

anduv

100
Q

I, you, she, we, they walked

A

Anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron

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Preterite stem of poder

A

Pud

102
Q

I, you, he, we, they able to

A

pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron

103
Q

Pret. stem of querer

A

quis

104
Q

I, you, she, we, they want

A

quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron

105
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Pert. stem of ser

A

fu

106
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I was a soldier

A

Fui soldado

107
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You were a soldier

A

Fuiste soldado

108
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He was a soldier

A

Fue soldado

109
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We were soldiers

A

Fuimos soldados

110
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They were soldiers

A

Fueron soldados

111
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Pret. stem of ir

A

fu

112
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I went home

A

Fui a casa

113
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You went home

A

Fuiste a casa

114
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He went home

A

Fue a casa

115
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We went home

A

Fuimos a casa

116
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They went home

A

Fueron a casa

117
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Pret. stem of dar

A

d

118
Q

I gave thanks

A

di las gracias

119
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You gave thanks

A

diste las gracias

120
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She gave thanks

A

Dio las gracias

121
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We gave thanks

A

Dimos las gracias

122
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They gave thanks

A

dieron las gracias

123
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Pret. stem of leer

A

le

124
Q

I did read that

A

leí eso

125
Q

You did read that

A

Leíste eso

126
Q

You* read that

A

Leyó eso

127
Q

We read that

A

Leímos eso

128
Q

They read that

A

Leyeron eso