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13 Cards in this Set
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When to use the Preterit?
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When past actions are completed
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-ar verbs
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yo --> -é
tú --> -aste el, ella, usted --> -ó nosotros --> -amos ellos, ellas, ustedes --> -aron |
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-ar examples
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yo caminé --> I walked
tú caminaste --> you walked el caminó --> he walked |
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-er/-ir verbs
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yo --> -í
tú --> -iste el, ella, usted --> -ió nosotros --> -imos ellos, ellas, ustedes --> -ieron |
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-er/-ir examples
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yo bebí --> I drank
tú bebiste --> you drank yo cubrí --> I covered tú cubriste --> you covered |
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Exception #1
When verbs end with: -aer -eer -uir* -oir |
In third person singular and third person plural forms change:
ió --> yó ieron --> yeron *-uir verbs are the only ones that don't gain accents with each conjugations --> For all other endings, each form gets an accent besides the ellos form |
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Examples of Exception #1
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Caer --> yo caí --> I fell
--> tú caíste --> you fell (notice accent on tú form) --> el cayó --> he fell Huir --> yo huí --> I fled --> tú huiste --> yo fled --> el huyó --> he fled |
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Exception to Exception #1
Seguir - to follow |
Only one verb ending in -uir doesn't follow traditional exceptions.
In third person (s. and p.) e --> i yo seguí --> I followed él siguió --> he followed |
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Quick Reminder About Present Tense
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In Present tense, stem changing occurs in all forms except nosotros form (1st person plural).
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Exception #2
Preterit Stem Changing Verbs |
Only with -ir ending verbs, and in the 3rd person (s. and p.) is there stem changing in the preterit
e --> i o --> u |
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Examples of Exception #2
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Mentir --> yo mentí --> I lied (as in I told a lie)
--> el mintió --> he lied Morir --> tú moriste --> you died --> ellos murieron --> they died |
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Exception #3
Verbs ending with -car -gar -zar |
This exception only pertains to first person singular
-car --> -qu -gar --> -gu -zar --> -c |
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Examples of Exception #3
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Tocar --> to play (an instrument)/touch
yo toqué --> I played él tocó --> he played Colgar --> to hang yo colgué --> I hung tú colgaste --> you hung Almorzar --> to eat lunch yo almorcé --> I ate lunch él almorzó --> he ate lunch |
