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13 Cards in this Set
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When do you use the preterite?
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For actions that can be viewed as single events
For actions that were repeated a specific number of times For actions that occurred during a specific period of time For actions that were part of a chain of events To state the beginning or the end of an action |
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When do you use the imperfect?
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For actions that were repeated habitually
For actions that "set the stage" for another past action For telling time For stating one's age For mental states (usually) For physical sensations (usually) To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions |
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What phrases signal the use of the preterite?
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ayer (yesterday)
anteayer (the day before yesterday) anoche (last night) desde el primer momento(from the first moment) el otro día (the other day) en ese momento (at that moment) entonces (then) esta mañana (this morning) esta tarde (this afternoon) la semana pasada (last week) el mes pasado (last month) el año pasado (last year) hace dos días, años (two days, years ago) ayer por la mañana(yesterday morning) ayer por la tarde (yesterday afternoon) |
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What phrases signal the use of the imperfect?
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a menudo (often)
a veces (sometimes) cada día (every day) cada semana (every week) cada mes (every month) cada año (every year) con frecuencia (frequently) de vez en cuando (from time to time) en aquella época (at that time) frecuentemente (frequently) generalmente (usually) muchas veces (many times) mucho (a lot) nunca (never) por un rato (for awhile) siempre (always) tantas veces (so many times) todas las semanas (every week) todos los días (every day) todo el tiempo (all the time) varias veces (several times) |
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In general, you use the preterite after phrases that...
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indicate specific time frames
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In general, you use the imperfect after phrases that...
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indicate repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames
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What are the ONLY 3 irregulars in the imperfect?
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SER:
era eras era éramos erais eran IR iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban VER veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían |
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-AR imperfect
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HABLAR
hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamos hablabais hablaban |
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-ER/-IR imperfect
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COMER
comía comías comía comíamos comíais comían VIVIR vivía vivías vivía vivíamos vivíais vivían |
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-AR preterite
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é
aste ó amos asteis aron |
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-ER/-IR preterite
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í
iste ió imos isteis ieron |
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preterite stem changes
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andar: anduv-
estar: estuv- tener: tuv- caber: cup- haber: hub- poder: pud- poner: pus- saber: sup- hacer: hic- querer: quis- venir: vin- accompanied by these endings: -e -iste -o -imos -isteis -ieron |
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orthographic spelling changes (preterite)
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Verbs that end in -gar change g to gu
Verbs that end in -car change c to qu Verbs that end in -zar change z to c Verbs that end in -aer, -eer, -oír, -oer, and uir change ió to yó and ieron to yeron |
