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When do you use the imperfect?
To describe actions which are seen by the speaker as incomplete or "continuing" (movie).
1. Habitual or repeated actions
2. Events or actions that were in progress
3. Physical characteristics
4. Mental or emotional states
5. Telling time
6. Age
What are some expressions commonly used with the imperfect?
de nino/a (as a child), todos los dias (every day), mientras (while). These express habitual or repeated actions.
What are the imperfect endings of regular ar verbs?
-Ar
-aba
-abas
-aba
-abamos
-abais
-aban
What are the imperfect endings of regular er and ir verbs?
-Ar and Er
-ia
-ias
-ia
-iamos
-iais
-ian
All i's have accents
Are there stem changes in the imperfect?
No.
What is the imperfect form of hay?
Habia (with an accent) -there was; there were; there used to be.
Which verbs are irregular in the imperfect? How are they conjugated?
Ir (iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibais, iban), Ser (era, eras, era, eramos, erais, eran), and Ver (veia, veias, veia, veiamos, veiais, veian - all i's have an accent). For ir and ser the first letter in the nosotros form has an accent.
When do you use the Preterite?
For completed actions in a sequence, clear start or end of action.
1. Express actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed
2. Express the beginning or end of a a past action.
3. Narrate a series of past actions or events.
What are the preterite of regular ar verbs?
Ar
-e
-aste
-o
-amos
-asteis
-aron
Yo and el/ella forms have accents on endings.
What are the preterite ending os regular er and ir verbs?
Er and Ir
-i
-iste
-io
-imos
-isteis
-ieron
Accents on the endings of the yo and el/ella form
Which type of verb with a stem change in the present has a stem change in the preterite? Ar, Er, or Ir.
Just Ir verbs. ar and er verbs that have a stem chang ein the present tense are regular in the preterite. They do not have a stem change.
How do verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar change in the yo form in the preterite?
Buscar-> yo busque (accent on e)
llegar -> yo llegue (accent on e)
empezar -> yo empece (accent on e)

Except for the yo form, al other forms of -car, -gar, and -zar verbs are regular in the preterite.
Which other verbs have spelling changes in the preterite?
Creer, leer, and oir all have spelling changes in the preterite.
Creer - crei, creiste, creyo, creimos, creisteis, creyeron.
leer - lei, leiste, leyo, leimos, leisteis, leyeron.
Oir - oi, oiste, oyo, oimos, oisteis, oyeron.
The i of the verb endings carries an accent on yo, tu, nosotros, and vosotros forms, and changes to y in the el/ella and ellos/ellas forms.
What are some words commonly used with the preterite?
Anoche (last night), anteayer (the day before yesterdeay), ayer (yesterday), de repente (suddenly), desde...hasta...(from...until), pasado/a (adj) (last; past), el ano pasado (last year), la semana pasada (last week, una vez (once; one time), dos veces (twice; two times), ya (already).
What are the different stems for irregular preterites?
U-stem, i-stem, and j-stem.
Tener- tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, uvisteis, tuvieron.
Venir - vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron.
Decir- dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron.
What are other u-stem verbs?
Poder - pud - pude, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron.
Poner - pus - puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.
Saber - sup - supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron.
Estar - estuv - estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.
What are other i- stem verbs
querer - quis - quise, quisiste,quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron.
Hacer - hic - hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron.
What are other j-stem verbs?
Traer - traj - traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron.
Conducir - conduj - conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron.
Traducir - traduj - trajduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujisteis, tradujeron.
What is the preterite of dar?
di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron. No accents.
What is the preterite of hay? (inf. haber)
Hubo (there was; there were)
What is the preterite of ser and ir?
Ser (to be) and ir (to go) - fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.
What are the indirect object pronouns?
me (to, for) me
te (to, for) you (fam)
le (to, for) you (form.)
(to, for) him; her
nos (to, for) us
os (to, for) you (fam.)
les (to, for) you (form.)
(to, for) them
*The forms of indirect object pronouns for the first and second persons (me, te, nos, os) are the same as the direct object pronouns. Indirect object pronouns agree in number with corresponding nouns, but not in gender.
What do indirect object nouns and pronouns answer?
An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that answers the question to whom or for whom an action is done.
What irregular verbs are often used with direct and indirect object pronouns?
Dar (to give) and decir are often used.
Dar
doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.
What are the direct object pronouns?
me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las
What is the present subjunctive used for?
The present subjunctive mood expresses the speaker's attitudes towards events, as well as actions or states the speaker views as uncertain or hypothetical.
What are the endings for present subjunctive of regular -ar verbs?
Ar
-e
-es
-e
-emos
-eis (accent on e)
-en
What are the endings for present subjunctive of regular -er and -ir verbs
Er and Ir
-a
-as
-a
-amos
-ais (accent on the a)
-an
What happens to verbs with irregular yo forms when in the subjunctive?
Verbs with irregular yo forms show the same irregularity in all forms of the subjunctive.
Examples:
conducir - conduzca
conocer - conozca
decir- dija
hacer - haga
ofrecer 0 ofrezca
oir - oiga
parecer - parezca
poner - ponga
tener - tenga
traducir - traduzca
traer - traiga
venir - venga
ver - vea
What happens to verbs with endings -car, -gar, and -zar in the present subjunctive?
Verbs with -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in all forms of the present subjunctive.
Examples:
sacar: saque, saques, saque, saquemos, saqueis, saquen.
jugar: juegue, juegues, juegue, juguemos, jugueis, jueguen
almorzar: almuerce, almuerces, almuerce, almorcemos, almorceis, almuercen
What are the irregular verbs in the present subjunctive?
Dar - de, des, de, demos, deis, den.
Estar - este, estes, este, estemos, esteis, esten.
Ir- vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayais, vayan.
Saber - sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepais, sepan.
Ser - sea, seas, sea, seamos, seais, sean.
What are the uses of the subjunctive?
Subjunctive is used to express:
1) will and influence,
2) emotion,
3) doubt, disbelief, and denial, and
4) indefiniteness and nonexistence.
What is the primary structure when the subjunctive is used?
In sentences that have a main clause and a subordinate clause. The main cluase contains a verb or expression that triggers the use of the subjunctive. The conjunction que connects the subordinate clause to the main clause.
What are some impersonal expressions that are always followed by clauses in the subjunctive?
Es bueno que... (It's good that), Es mejor que...(It's better that), Es malo que... (It's bad that), Es importante que (It's important that), Es necesario que... (It's necessary that..), Es urgente que (It's urgent that...)
When is "Por" used?
Por is used to indicate...
1. Motion or a general location (around, through, along, by)
2. Duration of an action (for, during, in)
3. Reason or motive for an action (because of, on account of, on behalf of)
4. Object of a search (for, in search of)
5. Means by which something is done (by, by way of, by means of)
6. Exchange or substitution (for, in exchange for)
7. Unit of measure (per, by)
When is "Para" used?
Para is used to indicate...
1. Destination (toward, in the direction of)
2. Deadline or a specific time in the future)
3. Pupose or goal + [infinitive]
4. Pupose + [noun] (for, used for)
5. The recipient of something (for)
6. Comparison with others or an opinion (for, considering)
7. In the employ of (for)
What are the stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns used for?
They are used to place emphasis or to express of mine, of yours, and so on.
What are the stressed possessive adjectives?
m singular - mio, tuyo, suyo, nuestro, vuestro, suyo.
f. singular - mia, tuya, suya, nuestra, suya
m plura - mios, tuyos, suyos, nuestros, vuestros, suyos
f. plural - mias, tuyas, suyas, nuestras, vuestras, suyas.
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