Preterite Flashcards
(29 cards)
How do you conjugate in the preterite?
hablar comer vivir
hablé comí viví hablaste comiste viviste habló comió vivió hablamos comimos vivimos hablaron comieron vivieron
When do you use the preterite?
The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events, actions that were repeated a specific number of times, or occurred during a specific period of time, actions that were part of a chain of events, to state the beginning or the end of an action, actions that are completed, and for past any actions that are seen as completed.
How do you change -car, -gar, and -zar verbs?
You change the yo form
Sacar- saqué
Pagar- pagué
Empezar- empecé
How are verbs like construir, leer, and caer different in the preterite?
You have to change the i to y in the third person
Leer- leyó and leyeron accents in all but ellos
How would you say ago (in the preterite)?
Hace ______ que preterite verb
How would you conjugate preferir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to prefer
How would you conjugate pedir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to order
How would you conjugate morir in the preterite and what does it mean?
O -> U in the third person; to die
How would you conjugate divertir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to have fun
How would you conjugate mentir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to lie
How would you conjugate sentir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to feel
How would you conjugate sugerir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to suggest
How would you conjugate reír in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to laugh
How would you conjugate repetir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to repeat
How would you conjugate seguir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to follow, continue
How would you conjugate servir in the preterite and what does it mean?
E -> I in the third person; to serve
How would you conjugate dormir in the preterite and what does it mean?
O -> U in the third person; to sleep
How would you conjugate dar in the preterite and what does it mean?
di diste dio dimos dieron; to give
How would you conjugate ser/ir in the preterite and what do they mean?
fui fuiste fue fuimos fueron; to go, to be
How would you conjugate decir in the preterite and what does it mean?
dije dijiste dijo dijimos dijeron; to say, to tell
How would you conjugate estar in the preterite and what does it mean?
estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvieron; to be
How would you conjugate poner in the preterite and what does it mean?
puse pusiste puso pusimos pusieron; to put
How would you conjugate poder in the preterite and what does it mean?
pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudieron; to be able to
How would you conjugate querer in the preterite and what does it mean?
quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisieron; to want
