Tener, Ser, Ir, Estar (past tense) Flashcards
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You had
Tuviste
We had
Tuvimos
I had
Tuve
She had a bad day yesterday
Ella tuvo un mal día ayer
I was sick last week
Estuve enfermo la semana pasada
He was busy yesterday
Estuve ocupado ayer
They were completely drunk
Estuvieron completamente borrachos
After that, what were you doing?
Después que, estuviste haciendo?
What is the difference between Estaba and Estuve?
Estaba is used for states/events in progress
Estuve is used for state/events expressed as a complete whole
I was so worried that I bit my nails
Estaba tan preocupado que me mordí las uñas
I thought you were joking
Creí que estabas bromeando
They were tired
Ellos estaban cansados
What is the difference between Fui and Era?
Fui implies something that has happened once: I was a teacher for a year - fui profesor durante un año
Era implies something habitual in the past: I was a professor - yo era un profesor
The people in Mexico were very nice to me
La gente en Mexico fue muy amable conmigo
We went to the hockey game
Fuimos al partido de hockey
What is the preterite conjugation of Ser (and Ir)
Yo Fui
Tu Fuiste
El/Ella Fue
Nosotros Fuimos
Ellos/Ellas Fueron
I’m 2018, I went to Guatemala but I didn’t speak Spanish
En 2018, fui a Guatemala pero no hablaba español
We met when we were university students
Nos conocimos cuando éramos estudiantes universitarios
You said you were excellent at…
Habías dicho que eras excelente…
It was five o clock
Eran las cinco
Ir imperfect conjugation
Yo iba
Tu ibas
El/Ella iba
Nosotros íbamos
Ellos/ellas iban
They went to work every day
Ellos iban a trabajar todos los días
When I was younger, I went to the gym every day
Cuando era más joven, iba al gimnasio todos los días
