Preterite and Imperfect Flashcards
(23 cards)
Age, appearance, attitude and desire
Imperfect
Yo tenia 15 anos (I was 15 years old)
Ella era alta (She was tall)
Ellos querían bailar (They wanted to dance)
Location
Imperfect
Estabas en la escuela (You were in the school)
Weather
Imperfect
Hacia mucho calor (it was very hot)
Emotional State
Imperfect
Ellos estaban contentos (they were happy)
Physical condition (sick, tired, etc.)
Estábamos cansados (We were tired)
Nosotros version only one with accent
Time and date
Imperfect
Eran las ocho de la noche (It was 8:00 at night.)
Era el cinco de febrero (It was February 5th)
Date use era, time use eran
generalmente
generally
de vez en cuando
once in a week
siempre
always
por lo general
in general, generally
todos los dias
everyday
de pequeno
as a child/little one
a menudo
often/frequently
nunca
never
frecuentemente
frequently
Preterite -AR endings
yo - é
tú - aste
él/ella/usted - ó
nosotros - amos
ellos/ellas - aron
Preterite -ER -IR endings
yo - í
tú - iste
èl/ella/usted - ió
nostros - imos
ellos/ellas - ieron
Stem changing verbs
Only -IR verbs stem-change
They only change E–>I and O–>U
They only change in the el/ella and ellos/ellas forms
Y verbs
Only -ER and -IR verbs add Y
They must have a vowel immediately before the -ER of =Ir ending
They only add Y in the el/ella or ellos/ellas forms
Irregular verbs
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Tener - Tuv
Estar - Estuv
Decir - Dij
Caber - Cup
Hacer - Hic
Andar - Anduv
Traer - Traj
Saber - Sup
Poder - Pud
Poner - Pus
Querer - Quis
Imperfect -AR endings
yo - aba
tú - abas
èl/ella/usted - aba
nostros - abàmos
ellos/ellas - aban
Imperfect -ER -IR
yo - ía
tú - ías
èl/ella/usted - ía
nostros - íamos
ellos/ellas - ían
Imperfect Verbs
Ir
yo - iba
tú - ibas
èl/ella/usted - iba
nostros - íbamos
ellos/ellas - iban
Ser
yo - era
tú - eras
èl/ella/usted - era
nostros - éramos
ellos/ellas - eran
Ver
yo - veía
tú - veías
èl/ella/usted - veía
nostros - veíamos
ellos/ellas - veían
