Pret And Imperfect Flashcards
(38 cards)
What is the Spanish word for ‘yesterday’?
Ayer
Used to indicate a completed action in the past.
What does ‘anoche’ mean?
last night
Refers to a specific completed action in the past.
What is the use of the preterite for ‘recent action in the past’?
Example: La semana pasada (last week)
Indicates a completed action that occurred recently.
Fill in the blank: ‘El año pasado’ means _______.
last year
What is a common trigger word for the preterite?
Un día
Means ‘one day’ and indicates a specific event in the past.
What does ‘de repente’ or ‘de pronto’ mean?
Suddenly
Used to describe an unexpected action in the preterite.
What does ‘y luego’ translate to?
later/then
Indicates a sequence of events in the past.
What is the meaning of ‘por fin’?
Finally
Used to conclude a series of events in the preterite.
What does ‘hace tres días’ mean?
3 days ago
A time reference indicating a completed action in the past.
What is the Spanish phrase for ‘every Saturday’?
Los sábados
Indicates habitual actions in the imperfect.
What does ‘a veces’ mean?
Sometimes
A trigger for the imperfect tense indicating frequency.
Fill in the blank: ‘Por lo general’ means _______.
generally
What is the imperfect use for ‘habitual action in the past’?
Indicates actions that were regularly repeated
Examples include ‘todos los días’ (every day).
What does ‘describes feelings, age, time’ refer to?
Imperfect uses
Used to describe background information in the past.
What are the endings for regular -AR verbs in the imperfect?
- aba
- abas
- aba
- ábamos
- abais
- aban
Example: Hablar (to speak) conjugation.
What are the endings for regular -ER and -IR verbs in the imperfect?
- ía
- ías
- ía
- íamos
- íais
- ían
Example: Comer (to eat) and Vivir (to live) conjugation.
What is the conjugation of ‘ser’ in the imperfect tense?
- era
- eras
- era
- éramos
- erais
- eran
Irregular verb conjugation.
What is the conjugation of ‘ir’ in the imperfect tense?
- iba
- ibas
- iba
- íbamos
- ibais
- iban
Irregular verb conjugation.
What is the conjugation of ‘ver’ in the imperfect tense?
- veía
- veías
- veía
- veíamos
- veíais
- veían
Irregular verb conjugation.
What is the Spanish word for ‘yesterday’?
Ayer
Used to indicate a completed action in the past.
What does ‘anoche’ mean?
last night
Refers to a specific completed action in the past.
What is the use of the preterite for ‘recent action in the past’?
Example: La semana pasada (last week)
Indicates a completed action that occurred recently.
Fill in the blank: ‘El año pasado’ means _______.
last year
What is a common trigger word for the preterite?
Un día
Means ‘one day’ and indicates a specific event in the past.
