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DunlapSpanish Test 3
last spanish test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AR- Preterite | e(accent), aste, o(accent), amos, aron |
| ER/IR- Preterite | i(accent), iste, io(accent), imos, ieron |
| AR- Imperfect | aba, abas, aba, abamos(accent), aban |
| ER/IR- Imperfect | ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian ALL HAVE ACCENTS |
| The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events. | Ella caminó por el parque. She walked through the park. Ellos llegaron a las ocho. They arrived at eight o'clock. |
| The preterite is used for actions that were repeated a specific number of times, or occurred during a specific period of time. | Ayer escribí tres cartas. Yesterday I wrote three letters. Vivimos allí por cuatro años. We lived there for four years. |
| The preterite is used for actions that were part of a chain of events. | Ella se levantó, se vistió, y salió de la casa. She got up, dressed, and left the house. |
| The preterite is used to state the beginning or the end of an action. | Empezó a nevar a las ocho de la mañana. It began to snow at eight in the morning. |
| general preterite rule | The preterite is used for past actions that are seen as completed. |
| The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually | Almorzábamos juntos todos los días. We would lunch together every day. Las señoras siempre charlaban por las mañanas. The ladies would always chat in the mornings |
| The imperfect is used for actions that "set the stage" for another action. | Yo leía cuando entró mi papá. I was reading when my papa entered. (note that "entered" is preterite) |
| The imperfect is used for telling time and stating one's age. | Eran las siete de la noche. It was seven o'clock at night. La niña tenía cinco años. The little girl was five years old. |
| general rule for imperfect | The imperfect is used for past actions that are not seen as completed. |
| dar- preterite | di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron |
| ser/ ir- preterite | fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron |
| hacer- preterite | hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron |
| querer- | quis |
| venir | vin |
| poder | pud |
| saber | sup |
| poner | pus |
| estar | estuv |
| tener | tuv |
| traer | traj ***trajeron |
| decir | dij ***dijeron |
| seguir | el: sIguio, ellos: sIguieron |
| dormir | el: dUrmio, ellos: dUrmieron |
| pedir | el:pIdio, ellos: pIdieron |
| divertirse | el: se divIrtio, ellos: divIrtieron |
| servir | el: sIrvio, ellos: sIrvieron |
| vestirse | el: se vIstio, ellos: vIstieron |
| preferir | el: prefIrio, ellos: prefIrieron |