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Imperfect & Preterite Flashcards

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P o I: Completed past action

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preterite

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P o I: Habitual action in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: ongoing action in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: past action that had a beginning or end

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preterite

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P o I: telling time in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: background in the past

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imperfect

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P o I: something that occurred within a specific time foramen the past

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preterite

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P o I: emotional/ physical/ mental state or condition

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imperfect

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P o I: a series of past actions or events that occurred

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preterite

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P o I: an action that interrupted something that was ongoing

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preterite

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P o I: a change in emotional/ phyiscal/ mental state (got/ became)

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preterite

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P o I: the verb set when used as a summary or reaction

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preterite

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P o I: simultaneous past actions (something happening while something else was happening)

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imperfect

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P o I: to indicate a state or condition with ser, estar, tener, poder, querer, or haber

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imperfect

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to focus on the outcome of a state or condition within tener, poder, queer, or haber

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preterite

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preterite -ar yo

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é

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preterite -ar tú

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aste

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preterite -ar él/ella/usted

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ó

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preterite -ar nosotros

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amos

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preterite -ar ellos/as

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aron

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preterite -ir/er yo

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í

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preterite -ir/er tú

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iste

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preterite -ir/er él/ella

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iste

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preterite -ir/er nosotros

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imos

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preterite -ir/er ellos/as
ieron
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dar yo form preterite
di
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dar ella form preterite
dio
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decir yo form preterite
dije
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decir tú form preterite
dijiste
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decir ella form preterite
dijo
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decir nosotros form preterite
dijimos
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decir ellos/as form preterite
dijeron
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estar yo form preterite
estuve
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estar tú form preterite
estuviste
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estar ella form preterite
estuvo
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estar nosotros form preterite
estuvimos
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estar ellos/as form preterite
estuvieron
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hacer yo form preterite
hice
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hacer ella form preterite
hizo
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hacer nosotros form preterite
hicimos
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hacer ellas form preterite
hicieron
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ir yo form preterite
fui
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ir tú form preterite
fuiste
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ir ella form preterite
fue
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ir nosotros form preterite
fuimos
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ir ellos/as form preterite
fueron
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poder yo form preterite
pude
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poder tú form preterite
pudiste
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poder ella form preterite
pudo
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poder nosotros form preterite
pudimos
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poder ellas form preterite
pudieron
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poner yo form preterite
puse
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poner tú form preterite
pusiste
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poner ella form preterite
puso
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querer yo form preterite
quise
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querer tú form preterite
quisiste
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querer ella form preterite
quiso
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querer nosotros form preterite
quisimos
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querer ellos form preterite
quisieron
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saber yo form preterite
supe
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saber ella form preterite
supo
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saber ellas form preterite
supieron
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ser yo form preterite
fui
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ser tú form preterite
fuiste
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ser ella form preterite
fue
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ser nosotros preterite
fuimos
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ser ellos preterite
fueron
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tener yo form preterite
tuve
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tener tú form preterite
tuviste
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tener ella form preterite
tuvo
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traer yo form preterite
traje
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traer tú form preterite
trajiste
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traer ella form preterite
trajo
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traer nosotros form preterite
trajimos
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traer ellas form preterite
trajeron
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venir yo form preterite
vine
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venir ella form preterite
vino
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buscar yo form preterite
busqué
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pagar yo form preterite
pagué
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empezar yo form preterite
empecé
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an unstressed "i" between vowels becomes x in the preterite
y
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creer ella form preterite
creyó
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leer ella form preterite
leyó
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creer ellos form preterite
creyeron
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leer ellos form preterite
leyeron
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imperfect -ar yo
aba
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imperfect -ar tú
abas
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imperfect -ar ella
aba
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imperfect -ar nosotros
abamos
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imperfect -ar ellas
aban
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imperfect -ir/er yo
ía
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imperfect -ir/er tú
ías
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imperfect -ir/er ella
ía
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imperfect -ir/er nosotros
íamos
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imperfect -ir/er ellas
ían
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what are the only three irregular imperfects?
ir, ser, y ver
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ir yo form imperfect
iba
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ir tú form imperfect
ibas
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ir ella form imperfect
iba
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ir nosotros form imperfect
íbamos
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ir ellas form imperfect
iban
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ser yo form imperfect
era
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ser tú form imperfect
eras
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ser ella form imperfect
era
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ser nosotros form imperfect
éramos
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ser ellas form imperfect
eran
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ver yo form imperfect
veía
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ver tú form imperfect
veías
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ver ella form imperfect
veía
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ver nosotros form imperfect
veíamos
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ver ellas form imperfect
veían
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meaning of conocer imperfect
to know, be acquainted with
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meaning of conocer preterite
to meet
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meaning of saber preterite
to find out
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meaning of saber imperfect
to know
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meaning of poder preterite
to be able to (to try and succeed)
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meaning of poder imperfect
to be able to (n o knowledge of attempt or success)
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meaning of "no poder" preterite
to try and fail
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meaning of "no poder" imperfect
to be incapable of
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meaning of querer preterite
to try (but ultimately not achieve)
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meaning of querer imperfect
to want
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meaning of "no queer" preterite
to refuse
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meaning of "no querer" imperfect
not to want
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meaning of tener preterite
to recieve
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meaning of tener imperfect
to have
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meaning of "tener que" preterite
to have to (and to do)
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meaning of "tener que" imperfect
to have the obligation to
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meaning of costar preterite
to cost, be bought for
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meaning of costar imperfect
to cost, be available for
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present perfect yo
he
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present perfect tú
has
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present perfect ella
ha
133
present perfect nosotros
hemos
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present perfect ellas
han

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