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47 Cards in this Set
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The preterite is used for . . . |
. . . past actions that are seen as completed. |
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I went. |
Fui |
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I was |
Fui |
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You (sing) went |
Fuiste |
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You (sing) were |
Fuiste |
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S/he/it went |
Fue |
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S/he/it was |
Fue |
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We went |
Fuimos |
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We were |
Fuimos |
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You (pl) went |
Fuisteis |
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You (pl) were |
Fuisteis |
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They went |
Fueron |
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They were |
Fueron |
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¿Fueron Uds. al central comercial anoche? |
Did you go to the mall last night? |
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¿Cuando fue la ultima vez que se divirtieron con sus amigos? ¿Que hicerion? |
When was the last time you had fun with your friends? What did you do? |
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How was the movie? |
¿Como fue la película? |
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Preterite of "hay" |
Hubo |
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Conocer (present) |
To know/be familiar with |
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Conocer (preterite) |
To meet |
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Poder (present) |
To be able |
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Poder (preterite) |
To succeed |
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No poder (present) |
To be unable |
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No poder (preterite) |
To fail |
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No puede vender nada. |
He can't sell anything. |
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No pudo vender nada. |
He failed to sell anything. |
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Querer (present) |
To want |
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Querer (preterite) |
To try |
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No querer (present) |
Not to want |
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No querer (preterite) |
To refuse |
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Tener (present) |
To have |
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Tener (preterite) |
To get |
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Do you know there are price reductions? |
¿Sabes que hay rebajas? |
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Lo supe ayer. |
I found out (all about it) yesterday. |
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Serví |
I served |
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Serviste |
You (sing) served |
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Sirvió |
S/he/it served |
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Servimos |
We served |
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Servisteis |
You (pl.) served |
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Sirvieron |
They served |
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I slept |
Dormí |
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You (sing) slept |
Dormiste |
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S/he/it slept |
Durmió |
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We slept |
Dormimos |
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You (pl.) slept |
Dormisteis |
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They slept |
Durmieron |
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Rosita durmío doce horas anoche. |
Rosita slept for twelve hours last night. |
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They served us the dinner on the patio. |
Nos sirvieron la cena en el patio. |
