Module 9 Quiz Flashcards
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Tener (to have) in the preterit Tense (U stem)
ten-tuv: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron
Other U stem preterit words: Poder, poner, saber, estar
pod-pud; pon-pus; sab-sup, est-estuv
Poder in present tense means to be able to, in preterit tense:
it means to manage or to succeed
Saber in present means to know information, in preterit:
It means to find out
Venir (to come) in the preterit tense (I stem)
ven-vin: vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron
Other I stem preterit words: querer, hacer (to do/to make)
querer-quis; hac-hic, except ella hizo
Querer means to love/to want in present, in preterit:
It means to try
Decir (to say/tell) in the preterit dense (j stem)
dec-dij: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron
Other J stem preterit words: traer (to bring), conducir (to drive), traducir (to translate)
tra-traj; conduc-conduj; traduc; traduj
Conocer means to know a person or place in present, in preterit:
It means to meet or to have met someone
Conocer preterit conjugation:
conocí, conociste, conoció, conocimos, conocieron
dar (to give) in the preterit
Yo di, tu diste, ella dio, nos. dimos, ellos dieron
hay (haber) in preterit
hubo
No pude:
I failed
No quise:
I refused
¿Qué? can normally be used as the English _____? while ¿cuál(es)? can normally be thought of as the English ______ with some exceptions.
¿Qué? typically replaces “what”, while ¿cuál(es)? replaces “which”
Exceptions where cuál(es) is used as “what”-What is your phone number?
You would say “Cuál es tu numero de telefono? bcause there are technically many different phones numbers, which means there is a selection.
¿a qué hora?
At what time?
¿adónde?
To where?
¿cómo?
How?
¿cuándo?
When?
¿cuánto/a?
How much?
¿cuántos/as?
How many?
¿dónde?
Where?
