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-ar preterite tense verbs
i.e. comprar |
comré
compraste compró compramos comprasteis compraron |
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-er preterite tense verbs
i.e. vender |
vendí
vendiste vendió vendimos vendisteis vendieron |
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-ir preterite tense verbs
i.e. escribir |
escribí
escribiste escribió escribimos escribisteis escribieron |
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Preterite of Ser & Ir
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fui
fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron |
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Preterite -ir stem changing verb
(e:i) (o:u) servir dormir pedir morir |
(e:i) (o:u)
serví dormí serviste dormiste sirvió durmió servimos dormimos servisteis dormisteis sirvieron durmieron |
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Irregular U-stem preterites
estar poder poner saber tener |
estuv-
pud- pus- sup- tuv- |
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-iste -o -imos -isteis -(i)eron |
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Irregular I-stem preterite
hacer querer venir |
hic-
quis- vin- |
-e
-iste -o -imos -isteis -(i)eron |
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Irregular J-stem preterites
conducir decir traducir traer |
conduj-
dij- traduj- traj- |
-e
-iste -o -imos -isteis -(i)eron |
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Differences between Preterite & Imperfect tense?
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Preterite
1. Narrate a series of past actions or events. i.e "I bumped into a table, I fell, and I injured my foot." 2. Express beginning or end of a past action. i.e. "The movie began at nine o'clock." 3. Express actions that are viewed by the speaker to be completed. i.e. "Don Francisco broke his leg." |
Imperfect
1. Describe physical and emotional states or charateristics. i.e. "They were tall and had green eyes." 2. Express habitual past actions or events. i.e. " When I was young, I used to play tennis." 3. Describe on going past action with no reference to its beginning or end. i.e. "The doctor was worried about his patients." |
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Regular Imperfect -ar verbs
i.e. cantar |
cantaba
cantabas cantaba cantábamos cantabais cantaban |
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Regular Imperfect -er verbs
i.e. beber |
bebía
bebías bebía bebíamos bebíais bebían |
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Regular Imperfect -ir verbs
i.e. escribir |
escribía
escribías escribía escribíamos escribían |
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Irregular Imperfect verbs
i.e. ir |
iba
ibas iba íbamos ibais iban |
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Irregular Imperfect verbs
i.e ser |
era
eras era éramos erais eran |
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Irregular Imperfect verbs
i.e ver |
veía
veías veía veíamos veíais veían |
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