Preterit Flashcards by Tim Claus

What are the irregular verbs in the preterit?

Ser
Ir
Estar
Tener
Decir
Traer
Hacer
Venir
Saber
Poder
Querer
Poner

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How is estar conjugated in the preterit?

Yo estuve
Tu estuviste
Usted estuvo
Nosotros estuvimos
Ustedes estuvieron

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Tener in the preterit

Yo tuve
Tu tuviste
Usted tuvo
Nosotros tuvimos
Ustedes tuvieron

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Decir in the preterit

Yo dije
Tu dijiste
Usted dijo
Nosotros dijimos
Ustedes dijeron

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Traer un preterit

Yo traje
Tu trajiste
Usted trajo
Nosotros trajimos
Ustedes trajeron

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Hacer in preterit

Yo hice
Tu hiciste
Usted hizo
Nosotros hicimos
Ustedes hicieron

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Saber in preterit

Yo supe 
Tu supiste 
Usted supo
Nosotros supimos 
Ustedes supieron

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Venir in preterit

Yo vine
Tu viniste
Usted vino
Nosotros vinimos
Ustedes vinieron

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Poder in preterit

Yo pude
Tu pudiste
Usted pudo 
Nosotros pudimos
Ustedes pudieron

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Querer

Yo quise
Tu quisiste
Usted quiso
Nosotros quisimos
Ustedes quisieron

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Poner in preterit

Yo puse 
Tu pusiste 
Usted puso 
Nosotros pusimos
Ustedes pusieron

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What are the general endings for ar verbs?

Yo - é
Tu - aste 
Usted - ó
Nosotros - amos
Ustedes - aron

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What are the endings for ir/ER verbs?

Yo - í
Tu - iste
Usted - ió
Nosotros - imos
Ustedes - ieron

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Tomer in preterit

Yo tomé
Tu tomaste
Usted tomó
Nosotros tomamos 
Ustedes tomaron

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Comer in preterit

Yo comí
Tu comiste 
Usted comió
Nosotros comimos 
Ustedes comieron

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Vivir in preterit

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Yo viví
Tu viviste 
Usted vivió
Nosotros vivimos
Ustedes vivieron

When do you use the preterit?

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Describe single, complete action in past

describe events that took place a specific number
express the beginning or end of an action
narrate a sequence of events
describe mental or emotional reactions in past

What are the forms of ser in the pretreat?

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Yo fui
Tu fuiste
Usted fue
Nosotros fuimos
Ustedes fueron

Verbs ending in car, gar, and zar have spelling changes in what form?

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The yo form.

Buscar in the preterite

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Yo busqué
Ty buscaste
Usted buscó
Nosotros buscamos 
Ustedes buscaron

Investigar in preterite

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Yo investigué
Tu investigaste
Usted investigó
Nosotros investigamos 
Ustedes investigaron

Empezar in preterit

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Yo empecé
Tu empezaste
Usted empezó 
Nosotros empezamos
Ustedes empezaron

This ar verb changes to er in preterite?

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Dar

Dar in preterit

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Yo di
Tu diste
Usted dio
Nosotros dimos
Ustedes dieron

What is the spelling change that occurs when an 'i' appears between two vowels?

Infinitives in the ER/IR will change to y between two vowels for the preterit tense

Leer in preterit

``` Yo leí Tu leíste Usted leyó (I to y spelling change ) Nosotros leímos Ustedes leyeron ```

Oir in preterit

``` Yo oí Tu oíste Usted oyó Nosotros oímos Ustedes oyeron ```

Using the preterit how do you tell how long ago something happened?

Hace + a time expression + que + verbo en pretérito Hace dos semanas que hablé

Preterit Flashcards

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