Preterite vs imperfect Flashcards

1
Q

ar conjugation in the preterite

A
e
aste
o
amos
aeron
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er/ir conjugation in the preterite

A
i
iste
io
imos
ieron
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ar conjugation in the imperfect

A
aba
abas
aba
abamos
aban
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er/ir conjugation in the imperfect

A
ia
ias
ia
iamos
ian
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5
Q

what is the preterite acronym

A

HIBE

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HIBE

A
preterite
Happened one time
interrupted something already going on
beginning of an event
end of an event
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7
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what is the imperfect acronym

A

AL WEPT

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AL WEPT

A
Imperfect
age, attitude, appearance 
location
weather
emotion
physical attributes
time
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H

A

happened once

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i

A

interrupted

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b

A

beginning

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e

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end of an event

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A

A

age, attitude, appearance

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W

A

weather

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E

A

emotion

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P

A

physical attributes

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17
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T

A

time

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18
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parts of preterite

A

one time or past events
interruption
the beginning or end of an event

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19
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parts of imperfect

A

repeated/ habitual past action
was in progress
described a condition

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imperfect vs preterite

A

imperfect: was in progress
preterite: interrupted

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21
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yo leí el libro

A

preterite: read it once

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22
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Yo leía ‘little women’

A

read it many times

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23
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Maria y raul escribieron la tarea

A

preterite: he did it once

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24
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El partido comenzó al mediodia

A

preterite: beginning of something

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eran las siete cuando sobo el telefono
imperfect: time (eran) preterite: happened once (soon)
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roberto abrió la ventana
preterite: once
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nosotros terminamos las clases al las once
Preterite: end of an event
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la profesora ensenaba cuando el timbre sono
imperfect: was in progress (ensenaba) preterite: interrupted (sono)
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cuando yo tenía 15 anos
imperfect: A; age
30
no mes gustaba comer zanahorias
imperfect; attitude
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de nina, marta era muy alta
imperfect: appearance
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la chica acampaba en el bosque. Estaba allí dos semanas
imperfect; location
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hacia muy mal tiempo durante mis vacaciones
imperfect; weather
34
ella era feliz cuando era nina
imperfect; emotion
35
mi padre era muy alto y mi madre era muy baja
imperfect; physical attributes
36
eran las 4:00 y todos teníamos mucha hambre
imperfect; time
37
yo escribi la tarea
preterite; happened once
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el telefono dono cuando yo dormía
preterite; interrupted
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la película empezó a las cinco
preterite; began
40
el juego termino a las once
preterite; ended
41
what are the other two things of the imperfect
happened many times | was in progress
42
cuando era nina iba a cape cod cada verano
happened many times
43
juan veia la television cuando julio llamo
was in progress
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cuando yo era nino, yo jugaba con bloques
imperfect; many times
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los adornos eran uy bonitos en la fiesta
imperfect; physical description
46
mis padres tenían 35 anos cuando se casaron
imperfect; age
47
yo estaba haciendo mi tarea cuando el llamo
imperfect; was in progress
48
anoche nosotros fuimos al cine comimos mucho
preterite; once
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eran las 3 de la noche cuando ocurrió el temblor
imperfect; time..... once
50
su vestido muy elegante
imperfect; appearance
51
anoche hice mi tarea vi la tele y hablé con mis amigos por teléfono
preterite; once
52
eran las 7 de la noche cuando la policía llego
imperfect; time.... once
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quien puso el insecto en mi sopa
preterite; once
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cada noche estudiaba espanol
imperfect; many times
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anoche estudié espanol
preterite; one time
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paco invitó a maria a la fiesta
preterite; once
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yo hice una fiesta cuando mis padres estaba en Nueva York
preterite; once
58
las flores eran amarillas y muy bonitas
imperfect appearance, physical description
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ella era muy alta
imperfect; physical
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a veces pablo compraba dulces en el supermercado
imperfect; happened many times
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ella quería mucho a su hermanito
imperfect; emotion
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cuando yo era nino, viva en Chicago
imperfect; many times
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Yo siempre hablaba aleman con ellos
imperfect; repeated many times
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Jose llego temprano a la plaza esta tarde
preterite; once
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nosotros jugábamos al fútbol casi todas las semanas
imperfect; many times
66
beso a su madre antes de subir al tren
preterite; once
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eran las dos de la mañana
imperfect; time
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mi abuelo conoció a pancho villa
preterite; once
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lo conoció en Mexico
preterite; once
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hacia mal tempo tiempo
imperfect; weather
71
cortaste las flores
preterite; once
72
llovía cuando llegamos
imperfect; weather
73
volvió a las tres de la mañana
preterite; once