Past tense Flashcards by Gabrielle Alyssa Lacaden

conjugate -AR verbs in past tense (all pronouns)

yo -é
tú -aste
él, ella, usted -ó
nosotros -amos
ellos, ellas, ustedes -aron

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Yo ________ la cena. (cocinar)

cociné

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Tú ________ en el concierto. (cantar)

cantaste

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Ramon _____ por teléfono. (hablar)

habló

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Nosotros _____ a Florida. (volar)

volamos

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Juan y Rosa _______ los platos. (lavar)

lavaron

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Tú _____ la television. (mirar)

miraste

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Ellos ____ el museo. (visitar)

visitaron

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volar

to fly

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cerrar

to close

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yesterday

ayer

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last night

anoche

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the day before yesterday

anteayer

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last monday (any day of the week)

el lunes pasado

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last week

la semana pasado

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last mont

el mes pasado

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last year

el año pasado

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-CAR verbs

yo -qué

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conjugate buscar in all pronouns

yo busqué
tu buscaste
el/ella buscó
nosotros buscamos
ellos, ellas buscaron

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what does buscar mean

to look or search for

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-GAR verbs

yo -gué

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conjugate llegar

yo llegué
tu llegaste
el llegó
nosotros llegamos
ellos llegaron

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llegar

to arrive

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-ZAR verbs

yo -cé

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conjugate almorzar

yo almorcé tu almorzaste el almorzó nosotros almorzamos ellos almorzaron

-ER and -IR vebs in past tense (all pronouns)

yo - í tú -iste él, ella -ió nosotros -imos ellos, ellas -ieron

to be born

nacer

to decide

decidir

to return/ to come back

/regrasar/volver (o-ue in present tense)

to have fun

divertir

to check in

registarse/ factura

viajar

to travel

volar

to fly

to board

embarcar

to depart ot to take off

despegar

to find/to look/ to search for

encontar/ buscar

to land or to arrive

aterrizar

have a layover

Hacer escala

to rent

alquilar/ rentar

to arrive

llegar

to plan

planear

to explore

explorar

to help

ayudar

to forget

olvidar

to know

saber/conocer

to rest/relax

descansar

to choose

elegir/escoger

to pack

empacar

to unpack

desempacar

to have fun

divertirse

to leave/to set free

dejar

to be born

nacer

take transportation

tomar transporte

aiplane

avión

cruise

barco

overnight train

tranvía

helicopter

helicóptero

air balloon

globo

cruiship

crucero

truck

camión

van

furgoneta

to pay

pagar

card

tarjeto

dollar

dolares

cents

centimos

bills

billete

cash

effectivo

money

dinero

to return

regrasar/ devolver

to stay

quedarse

to wander

andar

verbs that add -y-

verbs with a vowel immediately before the - IR or -ER ending

in what pronouns does the -y- ending occur

él/Ella, usted and Ellos/ellas ustedes

él/Ella in -y- ending

-yó

Ellos/ellas -y-

-yeron

to lie

mentir

to prefer

preferir

to serve/to function

servir

stem changing in preterite tense

only -IR verbs sten-change and only verb that stem-change in present tense will also stem-change in the preterite

how do -IR verbs stem-change

it stem change in the él/Ella/usted and Ellos/ellas/ustedes forms. not in any form e-i o-u

yo fui tú fuiste él/Ella/usted fue nosotros fuimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes fueron

SER

yo fui tú fuiste él/Ella/usted fue nosotros fuimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes fueron

Andar

- to walk yo anduve tú anduviste él/Ella/usted anduvo nosotros anduvimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes anduvieron

estar

-to be yo estuve tú estuviste él/Ella/usted estuvo nosotros estuvimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes estuvieron

tener

to have yo tuve tú tuviste él/Ella/usted tuvo nosotros tuvimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes tuvieron

poder

to be able to, to can yo pude tú pudistre él/Ella/usted pudo nosotros pudimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes pudieron

poner (se)

to put on yo puse tú pusiste él/Ella/usted puso nosotros pusimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes pusieron

saber

to know yo supe tú supiste él/Ella/usted supo nosotros supimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes supieron

decir

to say yo dije tú dijiste él/Ella/usted dijo nosotros dijimos *Ellos/ellas/ustedes dijeron

traer

to bring yo traje tú trajiste él/Ella/usted trajo nosotros trajimos *Ellos/ellas/ustedes trajeron

traducir

to translate yo traduje tú tradujiste él/Ella/usted tradujo nosotros tradujimos * Ellos/ellas/ustedes tradujeron

venir

to come yo vine tú viniste él/Ella/usted vino nosotros vinimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes vinieron

querer

to want yo quise tú quisiste él/Ella/usted quiso nosotros quisimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes quisieron

hacer

to make, to do yo hice tú hiciste *él/Ella/usted hizo nosotros hicimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes hicieron

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