Idiom 4 Flashcards

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preterite

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used for actions in the past that are seen as completed. Use of the preterite tense implies that the past action had a definite beginning and definite end.

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imperfect

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used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed

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Imperfect

Las chicas hablaban en inglés.

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The girls used to speak in English.

no definite beginning or end

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preterite

Juan habló de la una hasta las dos.

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Juan spoke from one until two o’clock.

clearly stated beginning and end

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Preterite: regular -ar verbs

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hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron

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Imperfect: regular -ar verbs

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hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban

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Preterite: ser, ir

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fui
fuiste
fue

fuimos
fuisteis

fueron

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Preterite: dar

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di
diste
dio
dimos
disteis
dieron
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Preterite: hacer

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hice
hiciste
hizo
hicimos
hicisteis
hicieron
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a menudo

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(often)

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a veces

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(sometimes)

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cada día

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(every day)

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cada semana

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(every week)

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con frecuencia

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(frequently)

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de vez en cuando

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(from time to time)

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en aquella época

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(at that time)

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frecuentemente

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(frequently)

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generalmente

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(usually)

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muchas veces

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(many times)

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nunca

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(never)

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por un rato

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(for awhile)

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siempre

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(always)

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tantas veces

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(so many times)

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todos los días

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(every day)

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todo el tiempo
(all the time)
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varias veces
(several times)
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Conocí a Juan hace cinco años.
I met Juan five years ago. | completed action
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En aquella época conocíamos muy bien la ciudad
At that time we knew the city very well. | no definite beginning or end
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María quiso comprar la casa.
Maria tried to buy the house. | completed action
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Juan quería comprar la casa.
Juan wanted to buy the house. | no definite beginning or end
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María no quiso comprar la casa.
Maria refused to buy the house. | completed action
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Juan no quería comprar la casa.
Juan did not want to buy the house. | no definite beginning or end
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María lo supo ayer.
Maria found out yesterday. | completed action
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Juan sabía que María venía.
Juan knew that Maria was coming. | no definite beginning or end
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María pudo levantar la mesa.
Maria succeeded in lifting the table. | completed action
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Juan podía participar en la manifestación.
Juan was able to participate in the demonstration. | no definite beginning or end
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María tuvo una carta de su mamá.
Maria received a letter from her mom. | completed action
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Juan tenía un coche nuevo.
Juan used to have a new car. | (no definite beginning or end
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Hace un año que estudio español.
I have been studying Spanish for one year.
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Hace un año que estudié español
I studied Spanish one year ago
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Estudié español hace un año.
I studied Spanish one year ago.
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a menos que …
unless …
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antes (de) que …
before …
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con tal (de) que …
provided that …
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cuando …
when …
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conviene que …
it is advisable that …
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después (de) que …
after …
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dudar que …
to doubt that …
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en caso de que …
in case …
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en cuanto …
as soon as …
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es aconsejable que …
it’s advisable that …
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es bueno que …
it’s good that
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es difícil que …
it’s unlikely that …
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es dudoso que …
it is doubtful that …
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es fácil que …
it’s likely that …
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es fantástico que …
it’s fantastic that …
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es importante que …
it’s important that …
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es imposible que …
it’s impossible that …
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es improbable que …
it’s unlikely that …
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es incierto que …
it’s uncertain that …
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es increíble que …
it’s incredible that …
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es (una) lástima que …
it’s a pity that …
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es malo que …
it’s bad that …
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es mejor que …
it’s better that …
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es menester que …
it’s necessary that …
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es necesario que …
it’s necessary that …
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esperar que …
to wish that …
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es posible que …
it’s possible that …
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es preciso que …
it’s necessary that …
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es preferible que …
it’s preferable that …
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es probable que …
it’s probable that …
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es raro que …
es raro que …