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Ir and Ser Preterite
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Fui
Fuiste Fue Fuimos Fuisteis Fueron |
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Uses of Preterite
e aste o amos asteis aron i iste o imos isteis eron |
actions or situations the speaker views as already completed
when telling a story, preterite is used to explain what happened -actions viewed as single events -actions that were repeated a specific number of times -actions as part of a chain of events -state beginning or end of action |
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hacer preterite
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hice
hiciste hizo hicimos hicisteis hicieron |
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poder preterite
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pude
pudiste pudo pudimos pudisteis pudieron |
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tener preterite
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tuve
tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvisteis tuvieron |
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estar preterite
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estuve
estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron |
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words that indicate specific time frames and signal use of preterite
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el ano pasado - last year
ayer - yesterday anoche - last night el otro dia - the other day entonces - then esta tarde - this afternoon |
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uses of present perfect
he has ha hemos habeis han hablado comido vivido |
refer to a past action, event, or condition that has some relation to the present (haber, "to have")
ha sido - has always been han trabajado - residents have worked hard se han divertido - have enjoyed themselves |
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present perfect of hay
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ha habido - there has been, there have been. invariable.
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something has just happened
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adabar + de + infinitive:
adaban de aprobar = they have just passed |
