Pret/Imp Tenses Flashcards
(13 cards)
Pret -ar endings
Yo - é
tu - aste
el - ó
nos - amos
vos - asteis
ellos - aron
Pret -er and -ir endings
Yo - ì
tu - iste
el - ió
nos - imos
vos - isteis
ellos - ieron
4 irregulars of preterite
- car gar zar
- 2 vocales
- verbos bota from present tense
- song
- CAR GAR ZAR
-car -> què
-gar -> guè
-zar -> cè
ONLY CHANGE YO FORM
- 2 vocales
Verbs like leer, oir, creer have different el and ellos conjugations, replacing i with y
el leer -> leyó
ellos leer -> leyeron
- verbos bota
for -ir stem changing verbs like pedir and dormir, the el and ellos form are the ONLY forms that stem change
Dormí
Dormiste
Durmió
Dormimos
Dormisteis
Durmieron
- Song
ir/ser - fui
dar - di
ver - vi
querer - quise
hacer - hice
venir - vine
poner - puse
poder - pude
saber - supe
decir - dije
traer - traje
conducir - conduje
tener - tuve
estuve - estar
anduve - andar
Imp -ar endings
Yo - aba
tu - abas
el - aba
nos - abamos
vos - abais
ellos - aban
Imp -er and -ir endings
Yo - ía
tu - ías
el - ía
nos - íamos
vos - íais
ellos - ían
Imp irregulars
Ver - veía (follows -er and -ir)
Ir - iba (follows -ar)
ser - era (follows -ar)
Common pret verbs
Llegar, terminar, volver, salir, regresar, decir, anything that has an ending
Common imperfect verbs
ser, estar, haber, querer, necesitar, poder, gustar, things with emotions that still go on
Other rules for pret/imp
Pret
-List of sequential actions
-actions that interrupt other actions
Imperfect
- interrupted action
-Time weather or age
-emotions