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31 Cards in this Set
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-ar verbs
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yo - e
tu - aste ud - o nos - amos vos - asteis uds - aron |
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-er verbs
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yo - i
tu - iste ud - io nos - imos vos - isteis uds - ieron |
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-car ending verbs
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change to -que (accent e) in the yo form
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-gar ending verbs
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change to gue (accent e) in the yo form
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-zar ending verbs
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change to ce (accent e) in the yo form
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ir/ser
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yo - fui
tu - fuiste ud - fue nosotros - fuimos vosotros - fuisteis uds - fueron |
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dar
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yo - di
tu - diste ud - dio nosotros - dimos vosotros - disteis uds - dieron |
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hacer
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yo - hice
tu - hiciste ud - hizo nosotros - hicimos vosotros - hicisteis uds - hicieron |
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tener
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tuve
(conjugate like -er after the v) |
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decir
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dije
(conjugate like -ir after the j) except uds is -eron |
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estar
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estuve
(conjugate like -er after the v) |
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poder
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pude
(conjugate like -er after the d) |
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poner
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puse
(conjugate like -er after the s) |
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querer
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quise (tried but failed)
(conjugate like -er after the s) |
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saber
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supe (found out)
(conjugate like -er after the p) |
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venir
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vine
(conjugate like -er after the n) |
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-ucir
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changes to -uj + conjugates
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traducir
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traduje
(conjugate like -ir after the j) except uds is -eron |
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producir
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produje
(conjugates like -ir after the j) except uds is -eron |
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traer
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traje
(conjugates like -ir after the j) except uds is -eron |
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-er and -ir verb stems
that end with a vowel (e.g., leer, oir, creer) |
conjugate like -ir/-er
except ud changes the i to y uds changes the i to y |
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stem changing verbs
ending in -ir where the e changes to ie or i in the present |
change from e to i
in the ud and uds forms only (preterite shoe vs present boot) |
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stem changing verbs
ending in -ir where the o changes to ue in the present |
change from o to u
in the ud and uds forms only (preterite shoe vs present boot) |
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conocer
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present: to know
preterit: met (for the first time) |
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no poder
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present: not to be able
preterit: was not able and didn't |
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no querer
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present: not to want
preterit: refused to |
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saber
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present: to know
preterit: found out |
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tener que
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present: to have to, suppose to
preterit: had to and did |
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stem changing verbs that
change from o to ue like dormir, morir |
stem change is -u in
third person dorm - í dorm - iste durm - ió dorm - imos dorm - isteis durm - ieron shoe verb |
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When to use the preterite
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1. simple past in english
2. a complete action that took place in the past 3. the beginning or end of an action |
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Formula to express the English term
¨ago¨ |
Hace + (time) + que + preterite verb + (subject)
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