Preterite Flashcards
(32 cards)
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AR Endings
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é aste ó amos aron
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Er/Ir Endings
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í iste ió imos ieron
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andar
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anduv_ to walk/to go anduve anduviste anduvo anduvimos anduvieron
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estar
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estuv_ to be estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvieron
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poder
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pud_ to be able to /can (to be able to / was able to ) (no poder: to try but to fail/ couldn't ) pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudieron
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poner
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pus_ to place puse pusiste puso pusimos pusieron
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tener
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tuv_ to have (in pret. to receive) tuve tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvieron
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saber
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sup_ to know (in prret: to find out/ found out) supe supiste supo supimos supieron
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hacer
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hic_ hic_ hiz_ hic_ hic_
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querer
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quis_ (to try w/o achievement ) quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisieron
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venir
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vin_ to come vine viniste vino vinimos vinieron
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conducir
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conduj_ conduje condujiste condujo condujimos condujeron
(to lead)
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traer
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traj_
To bring traje trajiste trajo trajimos trajeron
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decir
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dij_ to say dije dijiste digo dijimos dijeron
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construir
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construí construiste construyó construimos construyeron
To Build
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leer
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leí leíste leyó leímos leyeron to read
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oír
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oí oíste oyó oímos oyeron to hear
18
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What don’t irregulars have in the preterite that all other verbs get treated with?
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accents!
19
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what do you change an unstressed vowel to between two vowels?
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“y”
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dar
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di diste dio dimos dieron to give
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ir and ser
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fui fuiste fue fuimos fueron to go / to be
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Car, Gar, Zar verbs?
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only change in 1st person sing
ex: buscar = busqué, buscaste….
pagar = pagué, pagaste….
empezar = empecé
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When do we use pret?
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1) Moves story along (the plot)
2) Action that took place at a specific time in the past, beginning, end, or duration stated (completed)
3) Successive actions (completed)
4) Summary or reaction statement
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conocer in the pret?
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to meet/ met
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saber in the pret?
to find out/ found out
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poder in the pret?
to be able to / was able to
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no poder in the pret?
to try but to fail/ couldn't
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querer in the pret?
to try w/o achievement
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no querer in the pret?
to refuse
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tener in the pret?
to receive
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tener que in the pret.
to have to and to do
to have to and to have done
I had to go to the doc and I went
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costar
to cost, he bought it for
