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What is the preterite pattern for a regular "ar" verb?
(Use comprar.) |
Compré
Compraste Compró Compramos Comprasteis Compraron |
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What is the preterite pattern for a regular "er" verb?
(Use vender.) |
Vendí
Vendiste Vendió Vendimos Vendisteis Vendieron |
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What is the preterite pattern for a regular "ir" verb?
(Use abrir.) |
Abrí
Abriste Abrió Abrimos Abristeis Abrieron |
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What is the preterite tense used for?
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To indicate actions or states that began or were completed at a definite time in the past.
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What is the spelling change in the "yo" form of the preterite that verbs that end in "car", "gar", and "zar" have?
(Use buscar, llegar, and empezar.) |
Buscar - yo busqué
Llegar - yo llegué Empezar - yo empecé |
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What is the pattern conjugation in the preterite for "er" verbs that have an -i- to -y- change?
(Use caer.) |
Caí
Caíste Cayó Caímos Caísteis Cayeron |
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What is the conjugation for oir in the preterite?
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Oí
Oíste Oyó Oímos Oísteis Oyeron |
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What is the pattern conjugation for a "uir" verb in the preterite?
(Use construir.) |
Construí
Construiste Construyó Construimos Construisteis Construyeron |
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What is the preterite of an "ir" stem-changing e-to-i verb?
(Use pedir.) |
Pedí
Pediste Pidió Pedimos Pedisteis Pidieron |
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What is the preterite of an "ir" stem-changing o-to-u verb?
(Use dormir.) |
Dormí
Domriste Durmió Dormimos Dormisteis Durieron |
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Conjugate andar in the preterite. Which verb has the same pattern?
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Estar & andar
Anduve Anduviste Anduvo Anduvimos Anduvisteis Anduvieron |
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Conjugate haber in the preterite.
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Haber
Hube Hubiste Hubo Hubimos Hubisteis Hubieron |
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Conjugate poder in the preterite.
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Poder
Pude Pudiste Pudo Pudimos Pudisteis Pudieron |
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Conjugate poner in the preterite.
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Poner
Puse Pusiste Puso Pusimos Pusisteis Pusieron |
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Conjugate saber in the preterite.
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Saber
Supe Supiste Supo Supimos Supisteis Supieron |
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Conjugate tener in the preterite.
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Tener
Tuve Tuviste Tuve Tuvimos Tuvisteis Tuvieron |
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Conjugate hacer in the preterite.
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Hacer
Hice Hiciste Hizo Hicimos Hicisteis Hicieron |
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Conjugate querer in the preterite.
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Querer
Quise Quisiste Quiso Quisimos Quisisteis Quisieron |
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Conjugate venir in the preterite.
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Venir
Vine Viniste Vino Vinimos Vinisteis Vinieron |
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Conjugate traducir in the preterite. What other verb has this same pattern?
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Conducir & traducir
Traduje Tradujiste Tradujo Tradujimos Tradujisteis Tradujeron |
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Conjugate decir in the preterite.
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Decir
Dije Dijiste Dijo Dijimos Dijisteis Dijeron |
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Conjugate traer in the preterite.
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Traer
Traje Trajiste Trajo Trajimos Trajisteis Trajeron |
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Conjugate "ser/ir" in the past preterite.
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Fui
Fuiste Fue Fuimos Fuisteis Fueron |
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Conjugate "dar" in the past preterite.
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Di
Diste Dio Dimos Disteis Dieron |
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Conjugate "ver" in the past preterite.
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Vi
Viste Vio Vimos Visteis Vieron |
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What is the imperfect tense used for?
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To narrate past events without focusing on their beginning, end, or completion. It narrates what was going on at a certain time in the past, often indicating what was happening in the background.
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How do you conjugate a regular "ar" verb in the imperfect?
(Use caminar.) |
Caminaba
Caminabas Caminaba Caminábamos Caminabais Caminaban |
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How do you conjugate a regular "er' verb in the imperfect?
(Use deber.) |
Debía
Debías Debía Debíamos Debíais Debían |
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How do you conjugate a regular "ir" verb in the imperfect?
(Use abrir.) |
Abría
Abrías Abría Abríamos Abríais Abrían |
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How do you conjugate "ir" in the imperfect?
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Iba
Ibas Iba Ibamos Ibais Iban |
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How do you conjugate "ser" in the imperfect?
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Era
Eras Era Éramos Erais Eran |
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How do you conjugate "ver" in the imperfect?
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Veía
Veías Veía Veíamos Veíais Veían |
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What is the imperfect of "hay"?
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Había. There is no plural form.
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What words and expressions are often used with the imperfect? Why?
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De niño/a
Todos los días Mientras They express habitual or repeated actions. |
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What are the uses of the preterite?
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--To express actions or states viewed by the speaker as completed.
--To express the beginning or end of a past action. --To narrate a series of past actions. |
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What are the uses of the imperfect?
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--To describe an ongoing past action without reference to beginning or end.
--To express habitual past actions. --To describe mental, physical, and emotional states or conditions. |
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How do you use the preterite and imperfect together?
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The preterite:
--Describes the action that interrupts an ongoing activity. --Indicates specific events that advance the plot. The imperfect: --Describes what was happening. --Provides background information. |
