7 Preterit Regular Conjugation Flashcards by Pat Johns

What is the regular Preterit conjugation for -ar verbs?

yo -é
tú -aste
ud. -ó
nos. -amos
vos. -áis
ud. -aron

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What is the nosotros form in -ar conjugation like?

The nosotros present tense and preterit tense are the same.

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What is the -er Preterit conjugation?

yo -í
tú -iste
ud. -ió
nos. -imos
vos. -isteis
uds. -ieron

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What is unique about nosotros in -er ?

It uses an i like -ir verbs.

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What happened yesterday?

¿Qué pasó ayer?

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Did you speak with María?
Were you speaking with María?

¿Habló con María?
¿Habalaba con María?

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DId you work today?

¿Trabajó hoy?

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They bought a blouse.

Compraron una blusa.

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DId you [tú] eat your breakfast?

¿Comiste tu desayuno?

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I found the same red purse.

Encontré la misma bolsa roja.

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I lived in San Diego.

Viví en San Diego.

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How much did it cost?

¿Cuánto costó?

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2 verbs for to drive

manejar
conducir

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I looked for the house.

Busqué la casa.

Buscar is irregular in the present yo form

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I took out the trash.

Saqué la basura.

Sacar is irregular in the yo present tense

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I played the piano.

Toqué el piano

Tocar is irregular in yo present tense

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I explained the problem.

Expliqué el problema.

Explicar

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I practiced the piano.

Practiqué el piano.

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Review of past tenses in each Recipe

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I used to go eat over there.

Iba a comer allí.

Magic Circle - imperfect

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I went to go eat over there

Fui a comer

Magic Circle Preterit

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I was planning to work

Pensaba trabajar

Magic Circle Imperfect

She wanted to read it

Quería leerlo.

Magic Circle Imperfect

She tried to read it.

Quiso leerlo.

Preterit Querer = to try - no accent on the o

There was a problem. There was a problem yesterday.

Había un problema. Hubo un problema ayer. | Recipe 2 - Hay Imperfect and Preterit.

They were here. They were here yesterday.

Estaban aquí. Estuvieron aquí. | Recipe 3 - Estar

He was here. He was here yesterday.

Estaba aquí. Fue aquí ayer. | Recipe 3 - Estar Imperfect and Preterit

We had the stamps. She had the money yesterday.

Teníamos los sellos. Tuvo el dinero ayer. | Recipe 4 Tener - Imperfect and Preterit

I wanted the best price. I tried to see.

Quería el mejor precio. Quise ver. | Recipe 5 Querer - imperfect and preterit ## Footnote no accent on the e

I used to like the beach.

Me gustaba la playa. | Recipe 6 Gustar - Imperfect

I liked the beach.

Me **gustó** la playa. | Conjugation based on the object

Were you working?

¿Trabajaba? | Recipe 7 - Conjugation Imperfect

Did you work?

¿Trabajó? | Recipe 7 Preterit

I used to run. I ran.

Corría. Corrí. | Recipe 7 - Imperfect and Preterit

Compare Spanish and English in Preterit.

In English we say, "Did you run?" In Spanish it is one word "¿Corrió?"

Did you already speak?

¿Ya habló?

Did you already begin?

¿Ya empezó?

Did you [tú] already order?

¿Ya ordenaste?

Irregular Preterit- Dar

di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron | No accents

Irregular Preterit- Hacer

hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron

Irregular Preterit- Decir

dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron | Just one i in dijeron

Please give me it.

Favor de dármelo.

She told me that . . .

Ella me dijo que . . .

She told you that.

Ella te dijo que.

He gave us

Él nos dio | Preterite dar does not have the accents

I already did it.

Ya lo hice.

Did you do it?

¿Lo hizo?

I have it here with me.

Lo tengo aquí conmigo. | Present tense

You [tú] told us that

Nos dijiste que

I had them with me

Los tenía conmigo

I whistled

Silbé.

Did you already finish?

¿Ya terminó?

Fernando gave me the keys.

Fernando me dio las llaves.

Juan already told me

Juan ya me dijo