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Preterite Tense Flashcards

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“er” endings

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  • í
  • iste
  • ó
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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“ar” endings

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  • é
  • aste
  • ó
  • amo
  • asteis
  • aron
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“ir” endings

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Only -ir verbs have a stem change in preterite. If it has a stem change in present tense, apply to third person form in preterite.

  • í
  • iste
  • ió
  • imos
  • isteis
  • ieron
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“-car” endings:

-tocar

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  • toqué

- remainder normal

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“-gar” endings:

-jugar

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  • jugué

- remainder normal

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“-zar” endings:

-empezar

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To start/begin

  • empecé
  • remainder normal
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Estar

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To be, say where something or someone was or felt for a certain amount of time, also used for opinion on how something was

  • estuve
  • estuviste
  • estuvo
  • estuvimos
  • estuvisteis
  • estuvieron
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Hacer

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To do/complete

  • hice
  • hiciste
  • hizo
  • hicimos
  • hicisteis
  • hicieron
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Conocer

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Past tense, to have met

  • conocí
  • conociste
  • conoció
  • conocimos
  • conocisteis
  • conocieron
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Ponerse

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Can be followed by an adjective, or by a+infinitive to say how someone reacted

  • puse
  • pusiste
  • puso
  • pusimos
  • pusisteis
  • pusieron
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Decir

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Followed by que, used to tell what someone said

  • dije
  • dijiste
  • dijo
  • dijimos
  • dijisteis
  • dijeron
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Ser

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To say where an event took place, how someone did, or to sum up what someone/thing was like

  • fui
  • fuiste
  • fue
  • fuimos
  • fusteis
  • fueron
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Ir

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To go

  • fui
  • fuiste
  • fue
  • fuimos
  • fuisteis
  • fueron
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Tener

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To have

  • tuve
  • tuviste
  • tuvo
  • tuvimos
  • tuvisteis
  • tuvieron
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Andar

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To walk

  • anduve
  • anduviste
  • anduvo
  • anduvimos
  • anduvisteis
  • anduvieron
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Venir

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To come

  • vine
  • viniste
  • vino
  • vinimos
  • vinisteis
  • vinieron
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Dar

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To give

  • di
  • diste
  • dio
  • dimos
  • disteis
  • dieron
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Ver

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To see

  • vi
  • viste
  • vio
  • vimos
  • visteis
  • vieron
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Dormirse

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  • me dormí
  • te dormiste
  • se durmío
  • nos dormimos
  • os dormisteis
  • se durmieron
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Seguir

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Followed by a gerund means to keep on doing something

  • seguí
  • seguiste
  • siguío
  • seguimos
  • seguisteis
  • siguieron
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Decir

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Followed by que to say what someone said.

  • dije
  • dijiste
  • dijo
  • dijimos
  • dijisteis
  • dijeron
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Darle ganas de

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Followed by an infinitive to say what someone felt like doing at a specific point in the past

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Sentirse

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  • sentí
  • sentiste
  • sintió
  • sentimos
  • sentisteis
  • sintieron
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Reírse

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To laugh

  • reí
  • reíste
  • rio
  • reímos
  • reísteis
  • rieron
24
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Irregular:

  • caerse
  • construir
  • leer
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The “i” of third-person endings changed to -yó, and -yeron.

  • me caí
  • te caíste
  • se cayó
  • nos caímos
  • caísteis
  • cayeron
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Poder

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-Followed by infinitive to say what you could and did do, or couldn’t and did not do

  • pude
  • pudiste
  • pudo
  • pudimos
  • pudisteis
  • pudieron
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Caerse (how someone comes across)

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Caerse + Indirect Object Pronoun

A Laura le cayó bien tu primo.
Laura liked your cousin.

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Sentirse

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Describe mental/emotional state that occurred at a specific point in past

  • me sentí
  • sentiste
  • sintío
  • sentimos
  • sentisteis
  • sintieron
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Querer

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Talk about reaction at specific point in past. Having urge to do something and follow through, or to say no.

  • quise
  • quisiste
  • quiso
  • quisimos
  • quisisteis
  • quisieron
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Saber

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To say someone found out something.

  • supe
  • supiste
  • supo
  • supimos
  • supisteis
  • supieron

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