Grammar 4.3-4.7 Flashcards
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how do you indicate very in Spanish?
by adding a suffix to the adjective
how can the adjective indicate the superlative?
by adding –ísimo or –ísima to the ending
how do you do this process?
by first dropping the final letter of the adjective, then replacing it with either –ísimo or –ísima depending on gender
when you have an adjective that ends in e
the suffix will agree with the gender of the noun being described
what is the preterite of tener?
Yo: tuve Tú: tuviste Él, ella,usted: tuvo Nosotros: tuvimos Vosotros: tuvisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: tuvieron
what is the preterite of estar?
Yo: estuve Tú: estuviste Él, ella, usted: estuvo Nosotros: estuvimos Vosotros: estuvisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.:estuvieron
what is the preterite of andar?
Yo: anduve Tú: anduviste Él, ella, usted: anduvo Nosotros: anduvimos Vosotros: anduvisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: anduvieron
what is the preterite of poner?
Yo: puse Tú: pusiste Él, ella, usted: puso Nosotros: pusimos Vosotros: pusisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: pusieron
what is the preterite of poder?
Yo: pude Tú: pudiste Él, ella, usted: pudo Nosotros: pudimos Vosotros: pudisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: pudieron
what is the preterite of saber?
Yo: supe Tú: supiste Él, ella, usted: supo Nosotros: supimos Vosotros: supisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: supieron
what does the verb saber mean when in the preterite tense?
to have found out
what is the preterite of hacer?
Yo: hice Tú: hiciste Él, ella, usted: hizo Nosotros: hicimos Vosotros: hicisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: hicieron
what is the preterite of querer?
Yo quise Tú quisiste Él, ella, usted quiso Nosotros quisimos Vosotros quisisteis Ellos, ella, Uds. quisieron
what is the preterite of dar?
Yo di Tú diste Él, ella, usted dio Nosotros dimos Vosotros disteis Ellos, ella, Uds. dieron
what is the preterite of ver?
Yo vi Tú viste Él, ella, usted vio Nosotros vimos Vosotros visteis Ellos, ella, Uds. vieron
what preterites have the letter “u” in their stem?
- tener:
- estar:
- ander:
- saber:
- poder:
- poner:
ander
to walk
how are the preterites that have the letter “u” conjugated?
Yo: uve Tú: uviste Él, ella, usted: uvo Nosotros: uvimos Vosotros: uvisteis Ellos, ella, Uds.: uvieron
when do you use preterites that are conjugated with the letter “u”?
when we refer to something we did completely in the past. It refers to something that we did that is completely over and finished.
list the irregular preterite verbs; their meanings and their conjugations
- tener: to have:”u”
- estar: to be: “u”
- ander: to walk: “u”
- saber: to know: “u”
- poder: to be able to: “u”
- poner: to put” “u”
- traer: to bring: “j”
- decir:to say; to tel a fact “j”
what preterites have the letter “j” in their stem?
- traer
- decir
decir
To say, to tell (a fact)*
when is decir used?
Decir is used when you are telling a fact or short piece of information.
when is relatar used?
Relatar is used for telling a story or a lengthy discourse.
